Bhagavad Gita 9.9 न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय

Bhagavad Gita 9.9 — word by word

Explanation

Yet these actions do not bind me, O Dhananjaya. I remain like one seated apart, neutral and unattached to those actions. Even creating and dissolving the universe leaves God free, because he acts without any attachment or personal want. He is a witness, not a doer.

Creating and dissolving whole universes is the greatest of all actions, yet Krishna says it does not bind him, because he acts without attachment or personal want. Udasina-vat literally means sitting as if above, like a neutral observer. Shankara says the Lord, free of the idea of being a doer, is untouched by results. Ramanuja adds that the differences among beings come from their own karma, so the Lord is not partial. The verse is the divine model of the karma yoga Krishna asks of Arjuna (3.22–25, 4.14).

भावार्थ

हे धनञ्जय, वे कर्म मुझे नहीं बाँधते, क्योंकि मैं उन कर्मों में आसक्ति-रहित और उदासीन के समान स्थित रहता हूँ। क्योंकि मैं कर्तापन और फल की इच्छा से रहित हूँ।

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