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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -4
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16. Even sages are bewildered as to what is action and what is inaction. I shall therefore tell you what action is, by knowing which you will be freed from evil. Even sages, endowed with intellect (medhā), are bewildered, fall into error, as to what is action and what is inaction. There fore, I shall tell you what action is, and also what inaction is, by knowing which-karma (action), etc-you will be freed from evil, i.e. sarhsāra. And, you should not also think like this : " Action is surely that which is well-known as movements of the body, etc., inaction is the non-execution of such movements and sitting quiet; what is there to understand in this?" Why? Because- |
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