14. na maam karmaNi limpanthi na me karmaphale sprhaa
ithi maam yo abhijaanaathikarmabhiH na saH baDhyathe
Actions do not affect Me nor do I have desire for the fruit of action. The one who knows Me as such is also not bound by actions.
If the Lord is the creator, will the fruit of His action accrue to Him? No, says
Na maam karmaani limpanthi na me karmaphale sprha. Neither the action nor the fruit adhere to Him. This can be explained as follows: The _expression_ `I' actually means the Self only and taken in that sense, the agent of action is the Self because without the self the action can never take place, but the Self is only saakshi bootha, a witness-self. And therefore the self is neither the doer nor the enjoyer. Similarly the Lord who is the inner self of all is not affected by the actions of the individual beings. The ancient seers knew this and identifying themselves with the Lord their real Self they discharged their duties with detachment and with the welfare of the world at heart.
15.evam jnaathvaa krtham karma poorvaiH api mumukshubhiH
kuru karma eva thasmaath thvam poorvaiH poorvatharam
krtham
Knowing this, the aspirants for mukthi in the past, performed their actions. Hence you also act as the ancients did previously.
This sloka is a sort of summary to the previous slokas in the chapter.
In order to follow the path of Karmayoga the seeker must be very clear as to which actions will lead him to bondage and which will secure release from bondage.
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