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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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enounced actions through yoga, atmavantam,<br />

who is not inadvertent, not careless; him, karmani,<br />

actions, seen as the activities of the gunas (see<br />

3.28); na nibadhnanti, do not bind, (i.e.) they do not<br />

produce a result in the form of evil etc. Since one<br />

whose doubts have been destroyed by Knowledgearising<br />

from the destruction of the impurities (of<br />

body, mind, etc.) as result of the practise of Karmayoga-does<br />

not get bound by acitons owing to the<br />

mere fact of his actions having been burnt away by<br />

Knowledge; and since one who has doubts with<br />

regard to the practice of the yogas of Knowledge<br />

and actions gets ruined-<br />

4.42 Therefore, O scion of the Bharata dyasty, take<br />

recourse to yoga and rise up, cutting asunder with<br />

the sword of Knowledge this doubt of your own in<br />

the heart, arising from ignorance.<br />

English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit<br />

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

4.42 Tasmat, therefore, O scion of the Bharata<br />

dynasty; atistha, take recourse to, i.e. undertake;<br />

yogam, yoga -performance of actions, which is a<br />

means to full Illumination; and now, uttistha, rise<br />

up for battle; chittva, cutting asunder; jnanasina,<br />

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