Bhagavad Gita 5.14
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः। न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते।।5.14।।
na kartṛtvaṃ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ। na karmaphalasaṃyogaṃ svabhāvastu pravartate।।5.14।।
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- न
- not
- कर्तृत्वम्
- agency/doership
- न
- nor
- कर्माणि
- actions
- लोकस्य
- of the world/for people
- सृजति
- creates
- प्रभुः
- the Lord (the indwelling self)
- न
- nor
- कर्मफलसंयोगम्
- the connection with the fruits of action
- स्वभावः
- inherent nature (of things/gunas)
- तु
- but
- प्रवर्तते
- proceeds/functions
Commentary
14. Neither agency nor objects does the Lord create for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions. But it is the nature that acts.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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न
कर्तृत्वम्
न
कर्माणि
लोकस्य
सृजति
प्रभुः
न
कर्मफलसंयोगम्
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तु
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