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Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

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

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

5.14 Prabhuh, the Self; na srjati, does not create;<br />

lokasya, for anyone; kartrtvam, agentship, by<br />

saying 'Do this'; or even karmani, any objects-such<br />

objects as chariot, pot, palace, etc. which are<br />

intensely longed for; nor even karma-phalasamyogam,<br />

association with the results of actionsassociation<br />

of the creator of a chariot etc. with the<br />

result of his work. Objection: If the embodied one<br />

does not do anything himself, and does not make<br />

others do, then who is it that engages in work by<br />

doing and making others do? The answer is: Tu,<br />

but; it is svabhavah, Nature- one's own (sva)<br />

nature (bhava)-characterized as ignorance, Maya,<br />

which will be spoken of in, 'Since this divine Maya'<br />

(7.14); pravartate, that acts. But from the highest<br />

standpoint-<br />

5.15 The Omnipresent neither accepts anybody's<br />

sin nor even virtue. Knowledge remains covered<br />

by ignorance. Thereby the creatures become<br />

deluded.<br />

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

Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda<br />

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