Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Knowledge and Renunciation
Krishna reveals that this teaching is ancient, passed down through a lineage of kings and lost over time. Arjuna asks how that can be, since Krishna was born recently — and receives the answer on divine descent: whenever dharma declines and adharma rises, He takes form, age after age. The chapter then untangles action, inaction and wrong action, praises the one who sees stillness within activity, and ends with knowledge described as a fire that burns all karma to ash.
All 42 verses of Chapter 4
Verse 4.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच । इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् । विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ।।1।।
śrī bhagavān uvāca imaṃ vivasvate yogaṃ proktavān aham avyayam vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave 'bravīt
The Supreme Lord said: I taught this imperishable yoga to Vivasvan, the Sun God, who conveyed it to Manu; Manu, in turn, told it to Ikshvaku.
Life lesson: Respect today the wisdom that has been passed down to you through teachers and traditions before you.
Read verse 4.1 in full →Verse 4.2
एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः । स कालेनेह महता योगो नष्टः परन्तप ।।2।।
evaṃ paramparā-prāptam imaṃ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa
Thus received through succession, this yoga was known to the sage-kings. Over great time, O scorcher of foes, this yoga was lost in this world.
Life lesson: Value and actively renew the good teachings you've received, rather than letting them quietly fade from disuse.
Read verse 4.2 in full →Verse 4.3
स एवायं मया तेऽद्य योगः प्रोक्तः पुरातनः । भक्तोऽसि मे सखा चेति रहस्यं ह्येतदुत्तमम् ।।3।।
sa evāyaṃ mayā te 'dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ bhakto 'si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṃ hy etad uttamam
That same ancient yoga I am today explaining to you, because you are My devotee and My friend; this is indeed the supreme secret.
Life lesson: Cherish the deep truths shared with you by people who trust and care for you — they are a genuine gift.
Read verse 4.3 in full →Verse 4.4
अर्जुन उवाच । अपरं भवतो जन्म परं जन्म विवस्वतः । कथमेतद्विजानीयां त्वमादौ प्रोक्तवानिति ।।4।।
arjuna uvāca aparaṃ bhavato janma paraṃ janma vivasvataḥ katham etad vijānīyāṃ tvam ādau proktavān iti
Arjuna said: Your birth was recent, while Vivasvan's birth was long ago. How am I to understand that You taught this in the beginning?
Life lesson: It's healthy to question things that don't immediately make sense — genuine curiosity deepens understanding.
Read verse 4.4 in full →Verse 4.5
श्रीभगवानुवाच । बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन । तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ।।5।।
śrī bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṃ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṃ vettha parantapa
The Supreme Lord said: Many births have passed for both you and Me, O Arjuna. I remember them all, while you do not, O scorcher of foes.
Life lesson: Consider today that your current struggles are just one small chapter in a much longer, larger story.
Read verse 4.5 in full →Verse 4.6
अजोऽपि सन्नव्ययात्मा भूतानामीश्वरोऽपि सन् । प्रकृतिं स्वामधिष्ठाय सम्भवाम्यात्ममायया ।।6।।
ajo 'pi sann avyayātmā bhūtānām īśvaro 'pi san prakṛtiṃ svām adhiṣṭhāya sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā
Although I am unborn and My essence is imperishable, and though I am the Lord of all beings, I still manifest through My own divine power, governing My nature.
Life lesson: Trust that something greater than yourself can meet you exactly where and how you need it, in this very moment.
Read verse 4.6 in full →Verse 4.7
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत
yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata
Whenever there is a decline in righteousness, I manifest myself.
Life lesson: When things feel unfair or chaotic, trust that balance always returns — keep doing what's right.
Read verse 4.7 in full →Verse 4.8
परित्राणाय साधूनां विनाशाय च दुष्कृताम् । धर्मसंस्थापनार्थाय सम्भवामि युगे युगे ॥
paritrāṇāya sādhūnāṁ vināśāya ca duṣkṛtām dharma-saṁsthāpanārthāya sambhavāmi yuge yuge
To protect the righteous, to annihilate the wicked, and to reestablish the principles of dharma, I appear in every age.
Life lesson: If wrongdoing around you feels unstoppable today, trust that balance has a way of returning — keep standing on the right side of it.
Read verse 4.8 in full →Verse 4.9
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः । त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥
janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so 'rjuna
One who truly understands the divine nature of My birth and actions, upon leaving the body, does not take birth again but comes to Me.
Life lesson: Look for the deeper thread running through even your ordinary actions today — recognizing it changes how you show up.
Read verse 4.9 in full →Verse 4.10
वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः । बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागताः ।।10।।
vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ
Freed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many have been purified by the fire of knowledge and attained My divine state.
Life lesson: Take heart that others have overcome the same attachments and fears you're facing — the path is well-worn and real.
Read verse 4.10 in full →Verse 4.11
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम् । मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः ॥
ye yathā māṁ prapadyante tāṁs tathaiva bhajāmy aham mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha sarvaśaḥ
In whatever way people approach Me, I respond to them in that same way; everyone follows My path, in every way, O Partha.
Life lesson: Whatever sincere way you reach out today — in prayer, effort, or intention — trust that it's received in kind.
Read verse 4.11 in full →Verse 4.12
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः । क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा ।।12।।
kāṅkṣantaḥ karmaṇāṃ siddhiṃ yajanta iha devatāḥ kṣipraṃ hi mānuṣe loke siddhir bhavati karma-jā
Those desiring success in worldly action worship the gods, for in the human world, success born of action comes quickly.
Life lesson: Recognize that quick, worldly rewards are real too, even as you aim for something deeper over time.
Read verse 4.12 in full →Verse 4.13
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः । तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् ॥
cātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam
The four divisions of human occupation were created by Me, according to people's qualities and actions. Though I am their creator, know Me as the eternal non-doer.
Life lesson: Do your role fully today, but remember you are never fully defined by it — there's always a freer self underneath.
Read verse 4.13 in full →Verse 4.14
न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा । इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते ।।14।।
na māṃ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā iti māṃ yo 'bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate
Actions do not taint Me, nor do I long for their fruits. One who understands Me thus is never bound by action.
Life lesson: Aim today to be fully engaged in your work while staying inwardly untouched by anxious craving for results.
Read verse 4.14 in full →Verse 4.15
एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः । कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ।।15।।
evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvair api mumukṣubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam
Knowing this, even ancient seekers of liberation performed action. Therefore, you too should perform action, as was done by those who came before you.
Life lesson: Take comfort in following the example of those who came before you and found peace through honest work.
Read verse 4.15 in full →Verse 4.16
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः । तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ।।16।।
kiṃ karma kim akarmeti kavayo 'py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase 'śubhāt
Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction. I shall explain action to you, knowing which you will be freed from misfortune.
Life lesson: Give yourself permission to find some questions genuinely difficult — even the wisest have struggled with them.
Read verse 4.16 in full →Verse 4.17
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः । अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ।।17।।
karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ
One must understand action, forbidden action, and inaction as well; the true nature of action is profound and hard to grasp.
Life lesson: Pause today to consider whether an action you're about to take is truly right, wrong, or better left undone.
Read verse 4.17 in full →Verse 4.18
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः । स बुद्धिमान्मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत् ॥
karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt
One who sees inaction in action, and action in inaction, is wise among people; such a person is a true yogi, even while performing all kinds of actions.
Life lesson: Amid today's busyness, check in with the stillness underneath — you can be active on the outside and calm within.
Read verse 4.18 in full →Verse 4.19
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ।।19।।
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṃ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ
One whose every undertaking is free from selfish desire, whose actions are burned up in the fire of knowledge, is called wise by the learned.
Life lesson: Notice how much cleaner an action feels today when it's done without a hidden personal agenda.
Read verse 4.19 in full →Verse 4.20
त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः । कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः ।।20।।
tyaktvā karma-phalāsaṅgaṃ nitya-tṛpto nirāśrayaḥ karmaṇy abhipravṛtto 'pi naiva kiñcit karoti saḥ
Having abandoned attachment to the fruits of action, ever content and independent, such a person, though fully engaged in action, does nothing at all in the deeper sense.
Life lesson: Try engaging fully in a task today while inwardly staying light, unattached, and unhurried by its outcome.
Read verse 4.20 in full →Verse 4.21
निराशीर्यतचित्तात्मा त्यक्तसर्वपरिग्रहः । शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ।।21।।
nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraṃ kevalaṃ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam
Free from expectation, with mind and self controlled, having renounced all sense of ownership, one who acts with only the body incurs no sin.
Life lesson: Practice today doing your work without claiming it too tightly as "mine" — let it simply flow through you.
Read verse 4.21 in full →Verse 4.22
यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः । समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते ।।22।।
yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate
Content with whatever comes unsought, beyond dualities, free from envy, and equal in success and failure, such a person is never bound, even while acting.
Life lesson: Practice being genuinely okay with today's results, whatever they turn out to be, without letting them define your peace.
Read verse 4.22 in full →Verse 4.23
गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः । यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते ।।23।।
gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-cetasaḥ yajñāyācarataḥ karma samagraṃ pravilīyate
For one free from attachment, liberated, with a mind established in knowledge, who performs action as sacrifice, all karma completely dissolves.
Life lesson: Treat today's efforts as a kind of offering rather than a transaction, and see how that shifts your inner experience.
Read verse 4.23 in full →Verse 4.24
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् । ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā
The offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, offered by Brahman into the fire of Brahman; one who sees all action as Brahman attains Brahman alone.
Life lesson: Try treating today's ordinary tasks as part of one continuous offering rather than separate chores — it changes how they feel.
Read verse 4.24 in full →Verse 4.25
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते । ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ।।25।।
daivam evāpare yajñaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṃ yajñenaivopajuhvati
Some yogis worship through sacrifice offered to the gods; others offer sacrifice itself into the fire of the Absolute.
Life lesson: Respect that spiritual or dedicated practice can look very different across people, and that's perfectly fine.
Read verse 4.25 in full →Verse 4.26
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति । शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति ।।26।।
śrotrādīnīndriyāṇy anye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati śabdādīn viṣayān anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati
Some offer the senses like hearing into the fire of restraint; others offer sense objects like sound into the fire of the senses.
Life lesson: Choose the form of self-discipline that genuinely suits you today, rather than copying someone else's method exactly.
Read verse 4.26 in full →Verse 4.27
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे । आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ।।27।।
sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi cāpare ātma-saṃyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite
Others offer all functions of the senses and vital energy into the fire of self-control, kindled by knowledge.
Life lesson: Consider bringing your whole self, not just part of your effort, into whatever practice matters most to you today.
Read verse 4.27 in full →Verse 4.28
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे । स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः ।।28।।
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare svādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṃśita-vratāḥ
Some offer material wealth, others austerity, others the practice of yoga; still others, with disciplined vows, offer study and knowledge as sacrifice.
Life lesson: See your sincere effort to learn something today as a valuable offering in its own right.
Read verse 4.28 in full →Verse 4.29
अपाने जुह्वति प्राणं प्राणेऽपानं तथापरे । प्राणापानगती रुद्ध्वा प्राणायामपरायणाः ।।29।।
apāne juhvati prāṇaṃ prāṇe 'pānaṃ tathāpare prāṇāpāna-gatī ruddhvā prāṇāyāma-parāyaṇāḥ
Some offer the outgoing breath into the incoming, and others the incoming into the outgoing, absorbed in the regulation of breath.
Life lesson: Take a few conscious, measured breaths today, treating even that small act as a moment of real practice.
Read verse 4.29 in full →Verse 4.30
अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति । सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः ।।30।।
apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvati sarve 'py ete yajña-vido yajña-kṣapita-kalmaṣāḥ
Others, restricting their food, offer their life-breaths into the life-force. All these are knowers of sacrifice, cleansed of impurity through it.
Life lesson: Trust that your own sincere form of discipline, whatever it looks like, is genuinely purifying and worthwhile.
Read verse 4.30 in full →Verse 4.31
यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम् । नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतोऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम ।।31।।
yajña-śiṣṭāmṛta-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam nāyaṃ loko 'sty ayajñasya kuto 'nyaḥ kuru-sattama
Those who partake of the nectar-like remnants of sacrifice attain the eternal Absolute. O best of the Kurus, one who offers no sacrifice has no happiness here or hereafter.
Life lesson: Notice how a life built around genuine giving tends to feel more fulfilling than one built only around taking.
Read verse 4.31 in full →Verse 4.32
एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे । कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे ।।32।।
evaṃ bahu-vidhā yajñā vitatā brahmaṇo mukhe karma-jān viddhi tān sarvān evaṃ jñātvā vimokṣyase
Thus, many kinds of sacrifice are spread out before the Divine. Know them all as born of action, and, knowing this, you shall be liberated.
Life lesson: Recognize today that understanding why you do something can be just as liberating as the action itself.
Read verse 4.32 in full →Verse 4.33
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप । सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते ।।33।।
śreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapa sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate
O scorcher of foes, sacrifice through knowledge is superior to material sacrifice. O Partha, all action culminates in knowledge.
Life lesson: Let today's practical efforts also nudge you toward deeper understanding, not just visible results.
Read verse 4.33 in full →Verse 4.34
तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया । उपदेक्ष्यन्ति ते ज्ञानं ज्ञानिनस्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ॥
tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ
Learn this by humbly approaching a wise teacher. Ask questions with sincerity and serve them; those who have realized the truth will impart knowledge to you.
Life lesson: If you're stuck on something today, don't hesitate to ask someone wiser — humble questions are often the fastest path to clarity.
Read verse 4.34 in full →Verse 4.35
यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव । येन भूतान्यशेषेण द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि ।।35।।
yaj jñātvā na punar moham evaṃ yāsyasi pāṇḍava yena bhūtāny aśeṣeṇa drakṣyasy ātmany atho mayi
Knowing which, O son of Pandu, you will never again fall into such delusion; by this knowledge, you will see all beings within yourself, and in Me.
Life lesson: Try today to see a little of yourself in everyone you meet, and a little of the divine in that connection.
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अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः । सर्वं ज्ञानप्लवेनैव वृजिनं सन्तरिष्यसि ।।36।।
api ced asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛt-tamaḥ sarvaṃ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛjinaṃ santariṣyasi
Even if you are the most sinful of all sinners, you shall cross over all wrongdoing by the boat of knowledge alone.
Life lesson: Whatever mistakes weigh on you, trust that honest understanding and change can still carry you forward.
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यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन । ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा ।।37।।
yathaidhāṃsi samiddho 'gnir bhasma-sāt kurute 'rjuna jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā
Just as a blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, O Arjuna, the fire of knowledge reduces all actions to ashes.
Life lesson: Let genuine understanding today help burn away the weight of old regrets you've been carrying.
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न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते । तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ pavitram iha vidyate tat svayaṁ yoga-saṁsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati
In this world, there is nothing as purifying as knowledge. One who has become perfected through practice discovers it within, in due course of time.
Life lesson: Trust that the understanding you're slowly building today will eventually bring the clarity that nothing else could.
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श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः । ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
śraddhāvāḻ labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ saṁyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati
One who has faith, who is devoted to it, and who has mastered the senses, attains knowledge. Having attained knowledge, one quickly attains supreme peace.
Life lesson: Stay a little open and trusting today, even without certainty — that quiet faith is quietly doing more than you realize.
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अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति । नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः ।।40।।
ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati nāyaṃ loko 'sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ
The ignorant, faithless, and doubting person perishes. For the doubting soul, there is neither this world, nor the next, nor happiness.
Life lesson: Notice how corrosive constant doubt can be, and try today to build even a little steady faith in your own path.
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योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसञ्छिन्नसंशयम् । आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय ।।41।।
yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṃ jñāna-sañchinna-saṃśayam ātmavantaṃ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya
O Dhananjaya, actions do not bind one who has renounced action through yoga, whose doubts are cut away by knowledge, and who is established in the self.
Life lesson: See how the different practices you're learning connect into one coherent way of living freely and well.
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तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः । छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ।।42।।
tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṃ hṛt-sthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata
Therefore, with the sword of knowledge, cut through this doubt born of ignorance that resides in your heart. Take up yoga, O Bharata; arise!
Life lesson: Take today's understanding and let it move you into decisive, confident action rather than staying just an idea.
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