एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः |
कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ||४-१५||
evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ . kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam ||4-15||
।।4.15।। पूर्व के मुमुक्ष पुरुषों द्वारा भी इस प्रकार जानकर ही कर्म किया गया है; इसलिये तुम भी पूर्वजों द्वारा सदा से किये हुए कर्मों को ही करो।।
4.15 एवं thus? ज्ञात्वा having known? कृतम् (was) done? कर्म action? पूर्वैः by ancients? अपि also? मुमुक्षुभिः seekers after freedom? कुरु perform? कर्म action? एव even? तस्मात् therefore? त्वम् thou? पूर्वैः by ancients?,पूर्वतरम् in the olden time? कृतम् done.Commentary Knowing thus that the Self can have no desire for the fruits of actions and cannot be tainted by them? and knowing that no one can be tainted if he works without egoism? attachment and expectation of fruits? do thou perform yo
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।4.15।।मैं न तो कर्मोंका कर्ता ही हूँ और न मुझे कर्मफलकी चाहना ही है ऐसा समझकर ही पूर्वकालके मुमुक्षु पुरुषोंने भी कर्म किये थे। इसलिये तू भी कर्म ही कर। तेरे लिये चुपचाप बैठ रहना या संन्यास लेना यह दोनों ही कर्तव्य नहीं है। क्योंकि पूर्वजोंने भी कर्मका आचरण किया है इसलिये यदि तू आत्मज्ञानी नहीं है तब तो अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धिके लिये और यदि तत्त्वज्ञानी है तो लोकसंग्रहके लिये जनकादि पूर्वजोंद्वारा सदासे किये हुए (प्रकारसे ही ) कर्म कर नये ढंगसे किये जानेवाले कर्म मत कर।
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4.15 Having known thus, duties were performed even by the ancient seekers of Liberation. Thererfore you undertake action itself as was performed earlier by the ancient ones.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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