Word meanings
- na
- neither
- kartṛtvam
- sense of doership
- na
- nor
- karmāṇi
- actions
- lokasya
- of the people
- sṛjati
- creates
- prabhuḥ
- God
- na
- nor
- karma-phala
- fruits of actions
- sanyogam
- connection
- svabhāvaḥ
- one’s nature
- tu
- but
- pravartate
- is enacted
Translations
Neither does the Lord create agency nor actions for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions; rather, it is Nature that acts.
The Lord of this universe has not ordained activity, nor any incentive thereto, nor any relation between an act and its consequences; all this is the work of Nature.
The Self does not create agency or any objects of desire for anyone, nor does it associate with the results of actions; rather, it is Nature that acts.
परमेश्वर मनुष्योंके न कर्तापनकी, न कर्मोंकी और न कर्मफलके साथ संयोगकी रचना करते हैं; किन्तु स्वभाव ही बरत रहा है।Commentary
The Lord does not create agency or doership. He does not press anyone to do actions. He never tells anyone? Do this or do that. He does not bring about the union with the fruit of actions. It is Prakritit or Nature that does everything. (Cf.III.33)