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Chapter 18 · Verse 14 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.14

philosophical Karma & Action Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।

Transliteration

adhiṣhṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ cha pṛithag-vidham vividhāśh cha pṛithak cheṣhṭā daivaṁ chaivātra pañchamam

Word by Word

adhiṣhṭhānam the body
tathā also
kartā the doer (soul)
karaṇam senses
cha and
pṛithak-vidham various kinds
vividhāḥ many
cha and
pṛithak distinct
cheṣhṭāḥ efforts
daivam Divine Providence
cha eva atra these certainly are (causes)
pañchamam the fifth
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the five factors that constitute any action: the body as the instrument, the individual soul as the agent, the senses as tools, the various efforts undertaken, and the Divine Providence that orchestrates all. This teaching liberates us from the illusion of being the sole doer—we are participants in a vast cosmic dance where God's will flows through our choices.

When you act with this understanding, you release the false burden of total responsibility and align yourself with the intelligence that moves through all existence.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.14 — BG 18.14

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

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