Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.15

एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभि: कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वै: पूर्वतरं कृतम्

evaṁ jñātvā kṛitaṁ karma pūrvair api mumukṣhubhiḥ kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṁ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṁ kṛitam

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Knowing this, seekers of liberation in ancient times still performed action — so Krishna tells Arjuna to do the same. The precedent cited is not that the wise withdrew, but that they kept working.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The precedent cited is not that the wise withdrew from work, but that they kept doing it.