Chapter 4 · Jñāna Karma Sannyāsa Yoga
Shloka 4.16Knowledge, tradition, divine descent and wise action. How are knowledge, tradition and action brought together?
Shloka · Devanagari
किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्॥
Shloka · Roman transliteration
kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo ’pyatra mohitāḥtat te karma pravakṣhyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣhyase ’śhubhāt
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Bhāṣya · Commentary
।।4.16।। किं कर्म किं च अकर्म इति कवयः मेधाविनः अपि अत्र अस्मिन् कर्मादिविषये मोहिताः मोहं गताः। तत् अतः ते तुभ्यम् अहं कर्म अकर्म च प्रवक्ष्यामि यत् ज्ञात्वा विदित्वा कर्मादि मोक्ष्यसे अशुभात् संसारात्।।न चैतत्त्वया मन्तव्यम् कर्म नाम देहादिचेष्टा लोकप्रसिद्धम् अकर्म नाम तदक्रिया तूष्णीमासनम् किं तत्र बोद्धव्यम् इति। कस्मात् उच्यते
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