Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 170

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-5 Karma Sanyāsa Yogaḥ

brahmaṇyādāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ | lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā || 10 || 10. One who acts without attachment, reposing all action on Brahman (Nature), is not tainted by unskillful deeds, as a lotus leaf by water. Commentary Here the term Brahman denotes Material Nature (Prakrti), because later on Krishna will say:— 'The great Brahman is My womb' . Prakrti acts through the senses which are its particular modifications, therefore one who understands that all actions arise from Brahman (Prakrti), renounces all attachment while engaging in every action — such a person, though being in contact with Material Nature (Prakrti), is not contaminated by karma which is dependant upon the erroneous identification of the Self with the body (Prakrti) and this {identification] is the cause of bondage. Just as a lotus leaf is not dampened by water, unskilful actions do not affect or defile one with negative karma, if one is free from such identification with the body.