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Chapter 5 · Verse 15 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 5.15

liberating Jnana & Wisdom Karma & Action Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः। अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः।।5.15।।

Transliteration

nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛitaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ

Word by Word

na not
ādatte accepts
kasyachit anyone’s
pāpam sin
na not
cha and
eva certainly
su-kṛitam virtuous deeds
vibhuḥ the omnipresent God
ajñānena by ignorance
āvṛitam covered
jñānam knowledge
tena by that
muhyanti are deluded
jantavaḥ the living entities
Simplified Perspective

The Divine does not carry the weight of anyone's actions—karma belongs entirely to the doer, not to God. What binds us is not sin or virtue themselves, but ignorance that veils our true nature and causes us to forget we are eternally untouched consciousness.

When you stop blaming God, circumstances, or others for your suffering, and instead recognize ignorance as the only true obstacle, you become free to awaken the knowledge that was always yours.

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Bhagavad Gita 5.15 — BG 5.15

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

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