Chapter 4: Path of Knowledgeज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
4:19
“One whose every undertaking is free from desire and selfish purpose, and whose actions are burned up in the fire of knowledge - such a person is called wise by the learned.”
Sanskrit
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः | ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ||
Transliteration
yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ
Commentary
The truly wise act without selfish desire. Their actions, burned by wisdom's fire, create no karmic bondage. Such freedom in action is the mark of genuine knowledge.
Chapter 4
Path of Knowledge