Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 5.14 न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति
श्लोक 5.14
न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः ।
न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते ॥
na kartṛtvaṃ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛjati prabhuḥ |
na karmaphalasaṃyogaṃ svabhāvastu pravartate ||
हिन्दी अर्थ
परमेश्वर लोगों के लिए न कर्तापन रचते हैं, न कर्म, और न कर्मफल का संयोग। यह सब स्वभाव (प्रकृति) से ही होता है।
Meaning in English
The Lord does not create for people the sense of being a doer, nor their actions, nor the link between action and its fruit. It is nature that carries all this out.
Bhagavad Gita 5.14 — word by word
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| न कर्तृत्वम् | na kartṛtvam | neither agency |
| न कर्माणि | na karmāṇi | nor actions |
| लोकस्य | lokasya | of the world |
| सृजति | sṛjati | creates |
| प्रभुः | prabhuḥ | the Lord |
| न कर्मफलसंयोगम् | na karma-phala-saṃyogam | nor the link between action and its fruit |
| स्वभावः तु | svabhāvaḥ tu | but nature itself |
| प्रवर्तते | pravartate | operates |
Explanation
The Lord does not create agency or actions for people, nor the connection of action with its fruit. It is one's own nature that is at work. The sense of being the doer and the chain of cause and result belong to the realm of nature.
The word prabhu can mean the Lord or the master of the body, the self, and commentators differ. Shankara takes it as the Self, which in reality is actionless; agency arises from svabhāva, which he identifies with maya or prakriti. Ramanuja reads it as the individual self, whose agency comes from contact with prakriti through past karma. Others read it of God, who does not impose actions on beings. All agree that the verse places responsibility for action within the field of nature and conditioning, not in the pure Self.
भावार्थ
परमेश्वर मनुष्यों के न कर्तापन को, न कर्मों को और न कर्मफल के संयोग को रचते हैं; यह सब स्वभाव अर्थात प्रकृति ही करती है। कर्तापन और कर्मफल का बन्धन प्रकृति के क्षेत्र में है, शुद्ध आत्मा में नहीं।
Living it today
Many of your habits and reactions come from conditioning, not from who you truly are; seeing this makes change feel possible rather than shameful.
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita 5.14?
The Lord does not create agency or actions for people, nor the connection of action with its fruit. It is one's own nature that is at work. The sense of being the doer and the chain of cause and result belong to the realm of nature.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 5.14?
Sri Krishna speaks this verse, in Chapter 5 (Karma Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
How can I apply Bhagavad Gita 5.14 in daily life?
Many of your habits and reactions come from conditioning, not from who you truly are; seeing this makes change feel possible rather than shameful.
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