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ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः। श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः।।3.31।।
ye me matam idaṁ nityam anutiṣhṭhanti mānavāḥ śhraddhāvanto ’nasūyanto muchyante te ’pi karmabhiḥ
Those who always act in accordance with My precepts, firmly in faith and without caviling, they too are freed from the bondage of action.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| ye | who |
| me | my |
| matam | teachings |
| idam | these |
| nityam | constantly |
| anutiṣhṭhanti | abide by |
| mānavāḥ | human beings |
| śhraddhā-vantaḥ | with profound faith |
| anasūyantaḥ | free from cavilling |
| muchyante | become free |
| te | those |
| api | also |
| karmabhiḥ | from the bondage of karma |
It is faith in ones own Self, in the scriptures and in the teachings of the spiritual preceptor. It is compund of the higher emotion of faith, reverence and humility.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Distinguish action, duty, sacrifice, example, desire and attachment without treating karma-yoga as inactivity.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaThose who faithfully follow this teaching of Mine without cavil, they too become freed from their actions.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaThose men who, full of faith, ever practice this teaching of Mine and those who receive it without cavil:even they are released from karma.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaIt is faith in ones own Self, in the scriptures and in the teachings of the spiritual preceptor. It is compund of the higher emotion of faith, reverence and humility.
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Those who always act in accordance with My precepts, firmly in faith and without caviling, they too are freed from the bondage of action
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ye: who
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mānavāḥ: human beings
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Distinguish action, duty, sacrifice, example, desire and attachment without treating karma-yoga as inactivity.
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