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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 13

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः। तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्

chātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛiṣhṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśhaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhyakartāram avyayam

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.13 mean?

The four categories of society were created by Me according to the division of qualities and actions. Though I am the creator of this system, know Me to be the non-doer and the immutable.

Word-by-word meaning

chātuḥ-varṇyam—the four categories of occupations · mayā—by me · sṛiṣhṭam—were created · guṇa—of quality · karma—and activities · vibhāgaśhaḥ—according to divisions · tasya—of that · kartāram—the creator · api—although · mām—me · viddhi—know · akartāram—non-doer · avyayam—unchangeable

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