Bhagavad-gītā 5.7
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योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः। सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
yoga-yukto viśhuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtātmā kurvann api na lipyate
He who is spiritual, pure, has overcome his senses and his personal self, and has realized his highest Self as the Self of all:even though he acts, he is not bound by his actions.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yoga-yuktaḥ | united in consciousness with God |
| viśhuddha-ātmā | one with purified intellect |
| vijita-ātmā | one who has conquered the mind |
| jita-indriyaḥ | having conquered the senses |
| sarva-bhūta-ātma-bhūta-ātmā | one who sees the Soul of all souls in every living being |
| kurvan | performing |
| api | although |
| na | never |
| lipyate | entangled |
He who is harmonised by Yoga, i.e., he who has purified his mind by devotion to the performance of action, who has conquered the body and who has subjugated the senses, whose Self is the Self of all beings, he will not be bound by actions although he performs actions for the wellbeing or protection of the masses in orer to set an example to them.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare renunciation of work with renunciation of attachment and examine the chapter’s account of inner freedom.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaEndowed with yoga, pure in mind, controlled in body, a conqueror of the organs, the Self of the selves of all beings:he does not become tainted even while performing actions. When this person resorts to nitya and naimittika rites and duties as a means to the achievement of full illumination, and thus becomes fully enlightened, then, even when he acts through the apparent functions of the mind, organs, etc., he does not become affected.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaHe who follows the Yoga and is pure in mind, who has subdued his self and has conquered his senses, and whose self has become the self of all beings, even while he is acting, remains untainted.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaHe who is harmonised by Yoga, i.e., he who has purified his mind by devotion to the performance of action, who has conquered the body and who has subjugated the senses, whose Self is the Self of all beings, he will not be bound by actions although he performs actions for the wellbeing or protection of the masses in orer to set an example to them.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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He who is spiritual, pure, has overcome his senses and his personal self
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has realized his highest Self as the Self of all
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even though he acts, he is not bound by his actions
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