Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action
श्रीकृष्ण•Śrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
★ Key Ślokaचातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागश: तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम्
chātur-varṇyaṁ mayā sṛiṣhṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśhaḥ tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhyakartāram avyayam
Recitation · Text 4.13
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna says the four occupational divisions were created by him according to quality and activity (guṇa-karma) — and immediately adds: though I am their creator, know me as a non-doer. The basis given is disposition and work, not birth.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The stated basis is disposition and work — and Krishna immediately steps back from authorship even of that.