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Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 5.11

Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 5.11 · 5 · Verse 11

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Sanskrit Original

।।5.11।। कायेन देहेन मनसा बुद्ध्या च केवलैः ममत्ववर्जितैः ईश्वरायैव कर्म करोमि न मम फलाय इति ममत्वबुद्धिशून्यैःइन्द्रियैरपि केवलशब्दः कायादिभिरपि प्रत्येकं संबध्यते सर्वव्यापारेषु ममतावर्जनाय। योगिनः कर्मिणः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलविषयम् आत्मशुद्धये सत्त्वशुद्धये इत्यर्थः। तस्मात् तत्रैव तव अधिकारः इति कुरु कर्मैव।।यस्माच्च

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5.11 Since tyaktva, by giving up sangam, attachment with regard to results; yoginah, the yogis, men of action; kurvanti, undertake; karma, work; kevalaih, merely- this word is to be construed with each of the words, body etc., so as to deny the idea of ownership with regard to all actions-; kayena, through the body; manasa, through the mind; buddhya, through the intellect; and api, even; indriyaih, through the organs, which are devoid of the idea of ownership, which are unassociated with ownership thus: 'I act only for God, and not for my gain'; atmasudhaye, for the purification of themselves, i.e., for the purification of the heart, therefore you have competence only for that. So you undertake action alone. And also since,