Bhagavad Gita 5.7
Sanskrit
सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते
Transliteration
sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtātmā kurvann api na lipyate
Synonyms
na: never;
eva: certainly;
kiñcit: anything;
karomi: I do;
iti: thus;
yuktaḥ: engaged in the divine consciousness;
manyeta: thinks;
tattva: vit — one who knows the truth;
paśyan: seeing;
śṛṇvan: hearing;
spṛśan: touching;
jighran: smelling;
aśnan: eating;
gacchan: going;
svapan: dreaming;
śvasan: breathing;
pralapan: talking;
visṛjan: giving up;
gṛhṇan: accepting;
unmiṣan: opening;
nimiṣan: closing;
api: in spite of;
indriyāṇi: the senses;
indriya: artheṣu — in sense gratification;
vartante: let them be so engaged;
iti: thus;
dhārayan: considering .;
English Meaning
A person in the divine consciousness, although engaged in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving about, sleeping and breathing, always knows within himself that he actually does nothing at all. Because while speaking, evacuating, receiving, or opening or closing his eyes, he always knows that only the material senses are engaged with their objects and that he is aloof from them.
Life Theme
Renunciation and Balance
Life Application
Balancing ambition with inner peace instead of becoming overwhelmed by constant desires.