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Bhagavad Gita 4.41

Chapter 4, Verse 41

Part of 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yogज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्। आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय॥

Transliteration

yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchhinna-sanśhayam ātmavantaṁ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya

Meaning

He who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.

Word-by-word meaning
yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇamthose who renounce ritualistic karm, dedicating their body, mind, and soul to Godjñānaby knowledgesañchhinnadispelledsanśhayamdoubtsātma-vantamsituated in knowledge of the selfnanotkarmāṇiactionsnibadhnantibinddhanañjayaArjun, the conqueror of wealth
Commentary

Sri Madhusudana Sarasvati explains Atmavantam as always watchful. He who has attained to Selfrealisation renounces all actions by means of Yoga or the knowledge of Brahman. As he is established in the knowledge of the identity of the individual soul with the,Supreme Soul, all his doubts are cut asunder. Actions do not bind him as they are burnt in the fire of wisdom and as he is always watchful over himself. (Cf. II.48III.9IV.20)

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 41?
He who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 41 of Chapter 4 (Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog — Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.