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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 23

Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action

गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः। यज्ञायाचरतः कर्म समग्रं प्रविलीयते

gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-chetasaḥ yajñāyācharataḥ karma samagraṁ pravilīyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 4.23 mean?

He who is without attachment, free, his mind centered in wisdom, and his actions done as a sacrifice, leave no trace behind.

Word-by-word meaning

gata-saṅgasya—free from material attachments · muktasya—of the liberated · jñāna-avasthita—established in divine knowledge · chetasaḥ—whose intellect · yajñāya—as a sacrifice (to God) · ācharataḥ—performing · karma—action · samagram—completely · pravilīyate—are freed

dutydetachmentwisdomrenunciationmindgodactionbodykarmasacrifice

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