ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति य: लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
Recitation · Text 5.10
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
One of the Gita's most memorable images: the person who dedicates actions to the Absolute and abandons attachment is untouched by wrongdoing, as a lotus leaf is untouched by water. The leaf sits in the water — it is not kept away from it.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The lotus leaf sits in the water — it isn't kept away from it. That is the whole image.