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Chapter 18 · Verse 13 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.13

philosophical Karma & Action Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।

Transliteration

pañchaitāni mahā-bāho kāraṇāni nibodha me sānkhye kṛitānte proktāni siddhaye sarva-karmaṇām

Word by Word

pañcha five
etāni these
mahā-bāho mighty-armed one
kāraṇāni causes
nibodha listen
me from me
sānkhye of Sānkya
kṛita-ante stop reactions of karmas
proktāni explains
siddhaye for the accomplishment
sarva all
karmaṇām of karmas
Simplified Perspective

Krishna now opens the door to the deepest secret: that all action—even the most bewildering karma—rests on five pillars that your own consciousness can master. These five causes are not obstacles to your liberation; they are the very skeleton key to unlock every knot you've tied.

When you understand that your body, your instruments, your effort, your fate, and the Divine will all play their parts without your ego claiming authorship, you stop fighting reality and start flowing with it. In your modern life, this means recognizing that worry about outcomes is a waste of the only power you truly have—your clear intention and honest effort right now.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.13 — BG 18.13

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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