Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.15

शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नर: न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतव: तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु य: पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मति:

śharīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat karma prārabhate naraḥ nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā pañchaite tasya hetavaḥ tatraivaṁ sati kartāram ātmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥ paśhyaty akṛita-buddhitvān na sa paśhyati durmatiḥ

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (26 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Whatever action a person undertakes with body, speech or mind, whether right or wrong, these five are its causes. Right and wrong are given the same causal account, which is a strong claim.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Right and wrong are given the same causal account — a strong claim.