Chapter 4 • Verse 21

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

Nirasir yata-cittatma tyakta-sarva-parigrahah, shariram kevalam karma kurvan napnoti kilbisham

Translation & Meaning

Without hope or possessiveness, with the mind and self under control, abandoning all acquisitiveness, performing action through the body alone — such a person incurs no sin.

Key Teachings

  • Performing only what the body must, without claiming ownership, is pure
  • Renunciation of possessiveness removes the stain from action
  • Control of mind and body together constitutes complete action

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