Gita/Chapter 4/Verse 14
Knowledge & Renunciation · 4.14

Fruits of action: Wisdom in Action

न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा। इति मां योऽभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते॥ ४.१४ ॥
na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛihā iti māṁ yo ’bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate
Translation

My actions do not bind Me, nor do I desire anything that they can bring. He who thus realizes Me is not enslaved by action.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 4.14 through stronger key ideas from the verse: fruits of action, result of action, desire. In the context of Wisdom in Action, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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