Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 9
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 9
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।
उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु॥९॥
Transliteration
Na Cha Mam Tani Karmani Nibadhnanti Dhananjaya.
Udasina-Vad-Asinam-Asaktam Teshu Karmasu.||9||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
नnanot
चchaand
माम्mamMe
तानिtanithose
कर्माणिkarmaniactions
निबध्नन्तिnibadhnantibind
धनञ्जयdhananjayaO Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
उदासीनवत्udasina-vatas if neutral/indifferent
आसीनम्asinamseated
असक्तम्asaktamunattached
तेषुteshuin those
कर्मसुkarmasuactions
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे धनञ्जय! वे कर्म मुझे नहीं बाँधते, क्योंकि मैं उन कर्मों में आसक्ति रहित, उदासीन के समान (तटस्थ) स्थित हूँ।
English Translation
O Dhananjaya, these actions do not bind Me, for I remain as if seated indifferently, unattached to those actions.
Commentary (टीका)
Despite being the creator and sustainer of all, Krishna remains completely unaffected by the cosmic process. He is like the sun that enables all activity on earth without being touched by it. This is the ultimate model for the Karma Yogi — to act fully yet remain inwardly detached. God's freedom from bondage despite His cosmic activity is the proof that detached action is possible.