ज्ञानाद्गलितकर्मा यो लोकदृष्ट्यापि कर्मकृत् । नाप्नोत्यवसरं कर्तुं वक्तुमेव न किंचन ॥
jñānādgalitakarmā yo lokadṛṣṭyāpi karmakṛt | nāpnotyavasaraṃ kartuṃ vaktumeva na kiṃcana ||
He whose actions have fallen away through knowledge, though in the eyes of the world he still acts, finds no occasion to do or even to say anything.
ज्ञान से जिसके कर्म गल चुके हैं, वह लोगों की दृष्टि में कर्म करता हुआ दिखता है, फिर भी उसे कुछ करने या कहने का अवसर ही नहीं मिलता।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
From outside, a free person may look as busy as anyone. Inside there is no 'doer' pushing to act or prove a point.
बाहर से मुक्त व्यक्ति किसी और जितना ही व्यस्त दिख सकता है। भीतर कोई 'कर्ता' नहीं होता जो कुछ करने या कुछ साबित करने के लिए धकेले।
Ashtavakra, continuing his final teaching to Janaka on the person of steady wisdom, says that one whose actions have dropped away through knowledge, though seen by others to act, finds no occasion to do or say anything as his own.