Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 14
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 5, श्लोक 14
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः।
न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते॥
Transliteration
Na Kartritvam Na Karmani Lokasya Srijati Prabhuh.
Na Karma-Phala-Samyogam Svabhavas-Tu Pravartate.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
नnanot
कर्तृत्वम्kartritvamsense of doership
नnanot
कर्माणिkarmaniactions
लोकस्यlokasyaof the world/people
सृजतिsrijaticreates
प्रभुःprabhuhthe Lord/master
नnanot
कर्मफलसंयोगम्karma-phala-samyogamconnection of action with fruit
स्वभावःsvabhavahone's own nature
तुtubut
प्रवर्ततेpravartateacts/operates
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
प्रभु (आत्मा/ईश्वर) न लोगों का कर्तापन, न कर्म, न कर्मफल का संयोग रचता है। स्वभाव (प्रकृति) ही सब का संचालन करती है।
English Translation
The Lord does not create for people the sense of doership, nor actions, nor the connection of action with its fruit. It is one's own nature (prakriti) that operates.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna reveals a profound truth: the Supreme Self (whether understood as the individual soul or God) does not create the sense of agency, actions, or their results. All these arise from one's own material nature (prakriti) — the three gunas operating through the body-mind complex. Understanding this liberates one from the false sense of being the doer.