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BG 5.11 — 5.11 Yogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only by the body, mind, intellect, and even by the senses, for the purification of the self. | Live Gita
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कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि |
योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ||५-११||

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi . yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ||5-11||


।।5.11।। योगीजन, शरीर, मन, बुद्धि और इन्द्रियों द्वारा आसक्ति को त्याग कर आत्मशुद्धि (चित्तशुद्धि) के लिए कर्म करते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

5.11 कायेन by the body? मनसा by the mind? बुद्ध्या by the intellect? केवलैः only? इन्द्रियैः by the senses? अपि also? योगिनः Yogis? कर्म action? कुर्वन्ति perform? सङ्गम् attachment? त्यक्त्वा having abandoned? आत्मशुद्धये for the purification of the self. Commentary Yogis here means Karma Yogis who are devoted to the path of action? who are free from egoism and selfishness? who work for the purification of their hearts without the least attachment to the fruits or results of their actions? and

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।5.11।।उसके कर्मोंका फल तो केवल अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धिमात्र ही होता है क्योंकि योगी लोग केवल यानी मैं सब कर्म ईश्वरके लिये ही करता हूँ अपने फलके लिये नहीं। इस भावसे जिनमें ममत्वबुद्धि नहीं रही है ऐसे शरीर मन बुद्धि और इन्द्रियोंसे फलविषयक आसक्तिको छोड़कर आत्मशुद्धिके लिये अर्थात् अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धिके लिये कर्म करते हैं। सभी क्रियाओंमें ममताका निषेध करनेके लिये केवल शब्दका काया आदि सभी शब्दोंके साथ सम्बन्ध है। तेरा भी उसीमें अधिकार है इसलिये तू भी कर्म ही कर।

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Swami Gambirananda

5.11 By giving up attachment, the yogis undertake work merely through the body, mind, intellect and even the organs, for the purification of themselves.

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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