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Bhagavad Gita 4.20

Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action) · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः ।कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः ॥

tyaktvā karmaphalāsaṅgaṃ nityatṛpto nirāśrayaḥ |karmaṇyabhipravṛtto'pi naiva kiñcitkaroti saḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 4.20 in English

Giving up attachment to results, always content and not leaning on anything, such a person does nothing binding even while fully busy with work.

गीता 4.20 का हिंदी अर्थ

जो कर्मफल की आसक्ति छोड़कर हमेशा संतुष्ट रहता है और किसी सहारे पर निर्भर नहीं रहता, वह काम में लगे रहने पर भी वास्तव में कुछ नहीं करता।

contentmentwork stressdetachment from results

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.