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Chapter 4 · Verse 22 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 4.22

serene Karma & Action Attachment & Letting Go Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः। समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते।।4.22।।

Transliteration

yadṛichchhā-lābha-santuṣhṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau cha kṛitvāpi na nibadhyate

Word by Word

yadṛichchhā which comes of its own accord
lābha gain
santuṣhṭaḥ contented
dvandva duality
atītaḥ surpassed
vimatsaraḥ free from envy
samaḥ equipoised
siddhau in success
asiddhau failure
cha and
kṛitvā performing
api even
na never
nibadhyate is bound
Simplified Perspective

This verse reveals the portrait of a soul liberated while still in action—one who has transcended the tyranny of results and the poison of comparison. The wise person stands unmoved by success or failure, freed from the endless craving that binds ordinary hearts to their deeds.

When you perform your duties without claiming ownership of outcomes, without measuring yourself against others, you discover that action itself becomes a doorway to freedom rather than a cage. In modern life, this means doing your work with full integrity while releasing your grip on whether it succeeds or fails—a radical peace that transforms both your labor and your inner life.

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Bhagavad Gita 4.22 — BG 4.22

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

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