🕉️Sanskrit Subhashit

Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that the path to liberation is not through the renunciation of action, but through the renunciation of the desire for the results of those actions. He advises Arjuna that one must fulfill their worldly duties diligently, but mentally detach themselves from the outcome. This state of 'Nishkama Karma' ensures that the individual remains free from the cycle of cause and effect.

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Shri Krishna, through Saint Dnyaneshwar, explains the secret of performing action without attachment to Arjuna.

In this commentary on the Gita, Saint Dnyaneshwar emphasizes that true action (Karma) is performed when the mind is free from the 'Kalpana' (the mental obsession with results). By being 'Yogarudha', one maintains equanimity in both success and failure. This state of mind ensures that the individual remains a witness to their actions rather than becoming a slave to their desires.

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Lord Krishna instructs Arjuna on how to perform action without being bound by its consequences.

Dnyaneshwar Maharaj explains that it is not the physical act of performing karma that creates bondage, but the mental projections (Sankalpa) and the egoistic desire for specific outcomes. By instructing Arjuna to 'abandon mental constructs', he points towards a state of mind where one acts as an instrument of the divine or duty, without the psychological weight of expectation. This mental clarity ensures that the cycle of cause and effect (karma) does not bind the soul.

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In the context of explaining how to perform actions without being bound by them, Saint Dnyaneshwar advises Arjuna to relinquish mental attachments.