SYNONYMS

brahmani–the Supreme Personality of Godhead; adhaya–resigning unto; karmani–all works; sangam–attachment; tyaktva–giving up; karoti–performs; yah–who; lipyate–is affected; na–never; sah–he; papena–by sin; padma-patram–lotus leaf; iva–like; ambhasa–in the water.

TRANSLATION

One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme God, is not affected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.

SYNONYMS

na–never; eva–certainly; kincit–anything; karomi–I do; iti–thus; yuktah–engaged in the divine consciousness; manyeta–thinks; tattva-vit–one who knows the truth; pasyan–seeing; srnvan–hearing; sprsan–touching; jighran–smelling; asnan–eating; gacchan–going; svapan–dreaming; svasan–breathing; pralapan–talking; visrjan–giving up; grhnan–accepting; unmisan–opening; nimisan–closing; api–in spite of; indriyani–the senses; indriya-arthesu–in sense gratification; vartante–let them be so engaged; iti–thus; dharayan–considering.

TRANSLATION

A person in the divine consciousness, although engaged in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving about, sleeping and breathing, always knows within himself that he actually does nothing at all. Because while speaking, evacuating, receiving, opening or closing his eyes, he always knows that only the material senses are engaged with their objects and that he is aloof from them.