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Bhagavad Gita 5.13

Chapter 5, Verse 13

Part of 5: Karm Sanyās Yogकर्मसंन्यासयोग

सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी। नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन्॥

Transliteration

sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśhī nava-dvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan

Meaning

Mentally renouncing all actions and being self-controlled, the embodied one happily rests in the nine-gated city, neither acting nor causing others (body and senses) to act.

Word-by-word meaning
sarvaallkarmāṇiactivitiesmanasāby the mindsannyasyahaving renouncedāsteremainssukhamhappilyvaśhīthe self-controllednava-dvāreof nine gatespurein the citydehīthe embodied beingnaneverevacertainlykurvandoing anythingnanotkārayancausing to be done
Commentary

All actions -- (1) Nitya Karmas These are obligatory duties. Their performance does not produce any merit but their nonperformance produces demerit. Sandhyavandana, etc., belong to this category. (2) Naimittika Karmas These Karmas are performed on the occurrence of some special events such as the birth of a son, eclipse, etc. (3) Kamya Karmas These are optional. They are intended for the attainment of some special ends (for getting rain, son, etc.)(4) Nishiddha Karmas These are forbidden actions such as theft, drinking liour, etc. (5) Prayaschitta Karmas Actions performed to neutralise the effects of evil actions or sins. The man who has controlled the senses renounces all actions by discrimination, by seeing inaction in action and rests happily in this body of nine openings (the ninegated city), because he is free from cares, worries, anxieties and fear and his mind is ite calm and he enjoys the supreme peace of the Eternal. In this ninegated city the Self is the king. The senses, the mind, the subconscious mind, and the intellect are the inhabitants or subjects. The ignorant wordly man says? I am resting in the easychair. The man of wisdom who has realised that the Self is distinct from the body which is a product of the five elements, says? I am resting in this body. (Cf. XVIII.17?50)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 13?
Mentally renouncing all actions and being self-controlled, the embodied one happily rests in the nine-gated city, neither acting nor causing others (body and senses) to act.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 13 of Chapter 5 (Karm Sanyās Yog — Path of Renunciation) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.