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Chapter 4<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 4 verse 15<\/a><\/p>\n kim karma kim akarmEthi kavayO\u2019pyathra mOhithA: |<\/em> kavaya: api – even the wise Even the wise are bewildered in these two matters of what is karma and gyAna; I will explain you well about that karma (supported by gyAna) which is to be known (and practiced), by knowing which you will be freed from the inauspicious binding in this material realm.<\/p>\n ‘What is action? what is inaction? In this (matter), even the wise get confounded. That action will I explain to you, knowing which you may, from evil, be freed[1. Vide Bh\u0101gavat\u0101<\/em> XI-3-47.].’<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018What is the nature of action (karma<\/em>), which ought to be practiced by the moksha-ambitious, and what is inaction (a-karma<\/em>)?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n By the term \u2018inaction\u2019 (a-karma<\/em>), is meant the true knowledge (or wisdom) concerning the doer, \u0101tm\u0101.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018What is action which is to be observed?\u2019. And \u2018what is the wisdom (inaction=a-karma<\/em>) involved in the action?\u2019. Even enlightened men are in this matter confused, i. e., they do not understand the distinction well.<\/span><\/p>\n I am going to expound to you this wisdom-involving (or wisdom-underlying) action. By making yourself conversant with it, you shall be assoiled<\/a> of all defilement, i. e., sams\u0101ra[2. Migratory existence; Lit: that which \u2018runs or courses\u2019; means the circuit or circle of wordly existence, mundane life, material existence, matter-tied or matter-consorting existence, conditioned secular career, or matter-soul existence, coursing through a transmigratory revolution of births and deaths alternating. In Indian terms, Purusha consorting with Prakriti (or spirit-matter combination).]\u2014bondage.<\/span><\/p>\n Where is the utility of performing a work, as bounden duty (kartavya-karma<\/em>)? The utility or satisfaction consists in the wisdom discerning why the duty is to be discharged[3. This is the wisdom-based duty. The knower is he who does work for moksha<\/em>; the ignorant is he who does it with selfish motives. Moksha<\/em> is unselfish, all other fruits are selfish. The former is by its nature exempt from personality, the latter tends to more and more indurate personality (egoism).]. This is the wisdom-based duty. The knower is he who works for moksha; the ignorant is he who works with selfish motives. The former kind of work is, by its nature, exempt from personality, the latter tends to more and more indurate personality [egoism].<\/span><\/p>\n Why is it so difficult to understand? It is explained.<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 4 verse 17<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 4 << Chapter 4 verse 15 SlOkam \u2013 Original kim karma kim akarmEthi kavayO\u2019pyathra mOhithA: | thath thE karma pravakshyAmi yath gyAthvA mokshyasE\u2019SubhAth || word-by-word meaning kavaya: api – even the wise kim karma – what is karma (actions which are to be performed … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2097","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-4","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2097\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n thath thE karma pravakshyAmi yath gyAthvA mokshyasE\u2019SubhAth ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nkim karma – what is karma (actions which are to be performed by mumukshus)
\nakarma kim – what is gyAna (which is part of such karma yOga)
\nithi athra – in these two matters
\nmOhithA: – bewildered (due to lack of true knowledge)
\nyath – that
\ngyAthvA – know (and practice)
\naSubhAth – from the inauspicious binding in this material realm
\nmOkshyasE – will be freed
\nthath – that
\nkarma – karma (supported by gyAna)
\nthE – for you
\npravakshyAmi – I will explain you well<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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