Word meanings
- nirāśīḥ
- free from expectations
- yata
- controlled
- citta-ātmā
- mind and intellect
- tyakta
- having abandoned
- sarva
- all
- parigrahaḥ
- the sense of ownership
- śārīram
- bodily
- kevalam
- only
- karma
- actions
- kurvan
- performing
- na
- never
- āpnoti
- incurs
- kilbiṣam
- sin
Translations
Without hope, controlling the mind and the self, having abandoned all covetousness, and performing only bodily actions, one incurs no sin.
Expecting nothing, his mind and personality controlled, without greed, doing only bodily actions; though he acts, he remains untainted.
One who is without solicitation, who has the mind and senses under control, and is totally without possessions, incurs no sin by performing actions merely for the maintenance of the body.
जिसका शरीर और अन्तःकरण अच्छी तरहसे वशमें किया हुआ है, जिसने सब प्रकारके संग्रहका परित्याग कर दिया है, ऐसा आशारहित कर्मयोगी केवल शरीर-सम्बन्धी कर्म करता हुआ भी पापको प्राप्त नहीं होता।Commentary
The liberated sage renounces all actions except what is necessary for the bare maintenance of the body. He has abandoned all possessions. He incurs no sin which will cause evil effects. For a man who thirsts for liberation (Mumukshu) even righteous activity (Dharma) is a sin as it causes bondage to Samsara. Dharma is a golden fetter for him. A golden fetter is also a fetter. A sage is liberated from both Dharma and Adharma, good and evil or virtue and vice. (Cf.III.7)