Gita Bhashya -Sankara 170

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -4

In the verse, 'Forsaking the clinging to fruits of action', it has been shown that the person, who having started with action -and who on the (subsequent) realisation of the identity of the actionless Self with Brahman sees for himself (the Self,) the non-existence of agent, action, and results, and thereby has at­ tained to the state of renouncing action, is however not able to do so through some reason and continues in that action as before, really docs no action. In respect of such a person for whom absence of karma has thus been established, the Lord says- Gata-samgasya muktasya jñānavasthita-cetasah Yajñayācaratah karma samagram pravihyate 23. Devoid of attachment, liberated, with mindcentred in Knowledge, performing work for Yajñaalone, his whole karma dissolves away. (For the person) devoid of attachment in all ways, liberated—i.e. all causes of bondage, dharma and adharma etc. have lefthim, with mind centred in Knowledge alone, performing work for Yajña alone, his whole karma, action with its result) 'agra'—end, i.e. fruit) dissolves away, is destroyed. What is the reason for saying that all action performed by himdissolves away, without producing its natural result? The answeris: Because,