Chapter 5, Verse 14
Part of 5: Karm Sanyās Yog — कर्मसंन्यासयोगन कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः। न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते॥
Transliteration
na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥ na karma-phala-saṅyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate
Meaning
Neither does the Lord create agency nor actions for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions; rather, it is Nature that acts.
Word-by-word meaning
na — neitherkartṛitvam — sense of doershipna — norkarmāṇi — actionslokasya — of the peoplesṛijati — createsprabhuḥ — Godna — norkarma-phala — fruits of actionssanyogam — connectionsvabhāvaḥ — one’s naturetu — butpravartate — is enacted
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)
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 14?▼
Neither does the Lord create agency nor actions for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions; rather, it is Nature that acts.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 14 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.