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Chapter 9 · Verse 9 · Raja Vidya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 9.9

serene Karma & Action Attachment & Letting Go Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय। उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।

Transliteration

na cha māṁ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya udāsīna-vad āsīnam asaktaṁ teṣhu karmasu

Word by Word

na none
cha as
mām me
tāni those
karmāṇi actions
nibadhnanti bind
dhanañjaya Arjun, conqueror of wealth
udāsīna-vat as neutral
āsīnam situated
asaktam detached
teṣhu those
karmasu actions
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the supreme paradox: the Lord performs all actions in the cosmos yet remains eternally untouched by them, like the sky unmarked by clouds that pass through it. This is not indifference but divine freedom—the consciousness that acts without being bound by results, without ego claiming ownership.

When you work with full presence yet release the fruit entirely to the Divine, you step into the same freedom, transforming every action into worship rather than bondage.

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Bhagavad Gita 9.9 — BG 9.9

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

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