Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 3

Bhagavad Gita 3.18

नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन। न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः॥

naiva tasya kṛitenārtho nākṛiteneha kaśhchana na chāsya sarva-bhūteṣhu kaśhchid artha-vyapāśhrayaḥ

Translation

For him there is no interest in things done, in this world, nor any in things not done, nor doth any object of his depend on any being.

What it means

For that one, nothing depends on doing or not doing, nor on any being for any purpose. This is the description of perfect inner freedom, given so we recognize the summit, not so we pretend to stand on it.

Try this today

Complete inner sufficiency described: nothing outside is needed for anything within.

Something to reflect on

How much of my day's urgency is real obligation and how much is habit dressed as one?

Read it in Yathora
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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.