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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 5.10
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति य: ।
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥ १० ॥
brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi
saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ
lipyate na sa pāpena
padma-patram ivāmbhasā
One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.
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3 study points
One who does their duty without attachment and offers the results to the Supreme Lord is untouched by sin, like a lotus leaf by water.
Prabhupāda explains that everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa, including our body, which should be used in His service.
Do your duty as service to Kṛṣṇa, offering Him the results rather than becoming attached to them.
Freedom amid activity
One performing Niskama-karma-yoga identifies
Neither with his body
Nor the activities that his body performs
By his detached actions, he is freed from the reactions of his activities
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Offered action
One acting without attachment is compared to a lotus leaf.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Can I remain engaged without letting praise or blame own my mind?
Perform one difficult duty without rehearsing how you will be judged.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.