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Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · Knowledge & Renunciation of Action
Bhagavad Gita 4.17
Sanskrit
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः । अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥4.17॥
Transliteration
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ | akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ‖4.17‖
Meaning
“For the nature of action must be known, and the nature of wrong action, and the nature of inaction, profound is the way of action.”
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Theme: Knowledge & Renunciation of Action
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