Chapter 4

Shloka 4.22: “Content with what comes unasked, beyond dualities, free from envy, balanced in success and failure, one is not bound.” Key Teaching: Contentment and equanimity in dualities free one from bondage. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. 500Word Description: Krishna teaches that one content with what comes unasked, beyond dualities like pleasure and pain, free […]

Shloka 4.21 “Free from desire, with mind and selfcontrolled, renouncing possessions, one acting physically is not tainted.” Key Teaching: Desireless action with selfcontrol avoids karmic taint. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that one free from desire, with controlled mind and self, renouncing possessions, performs physical actions without karmic taint. This verse, continuing

Shloka 4.20 “Abandoning attachment to action’s fruits, ever content and independent, such a person, though acting, does not act.” Key Teaching: The wise, unattached to results, act without being bound. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. 500Word Description: Krishna teaches that one who abandons attachment to action’s fruits, remaining content and independent, does not truly act,

Shloka 4.19 “One whose endeavors are free from desire and selfish intent, actions burned by knowledge’s fire, is called wise.” Key Teaching: The wise act without desire, their actions purified by knowledge. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna describes the wise as those whose endeavors lack desire and selfish intent, their actions purified by

Shloka 4.18: “One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is wise, disciplined in all actions.” Key Teaching: True wisdom sees inaction in action and action in inaction. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that the wise see inaction in action (selfless action) and action in inaction (restrained senses), remaining disciplined

Shloka 4.17 “The nature of action, forbidden action, and inaction must be understood, as action’s path is profound.” Key Teaching: Understanding action, forbidden action, and inaction is complex but essential. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna emphasizes the need to understand action, forbidden action, and inaction, noting the profound nature of action’s path. This

Shloka 4.16 “Even the wise are confused about action and inaction; I will explain action, knowing which you will be liberated.” Key Teaching: Krishna clarifies action and inaction to liberate Arjuna. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna acknowledges that even the wise are confused about action and inaction, promising to explain action for Arjuna’s

Shloka 4.15 “Knowing this, ancient seekers of liberation performed actions; perform actions as the ancients did, O Arjuna.” Key Teaching: Ancient seekers performed actions with knowledge, guiding Arjuna to do the same. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that ancient seekers, knowing his detachment (4.14), performed actions for liberation, urging Arjuna to follow

Shloka 4.14 “Actions do not taint Me, nor do I desire their fruits; one who knows Me thus is not bound by actions.” Key Teaching: Knowing Krishna’s detachment from actions frees one from bondage. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that actions do not taint him, nor does he desire their fruits, and

Shloka 4.13 “I created the four varnas based on gunas and actions; though their creator, I am unattached and changeless.” Key Teaching: Krishna created the varnas based on gunas and actions, remaining unattached. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Jnana Yoga. Description: Krishna states that he created the four varnas (castes) based on gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas) and