Ashtavakra Gita 11.4: Wisdom, Chapter 11, Verse 4
सुखदुःखे जन्ममृत्यू दैवादेवेति निश्चयी ।
साध्यादर्शी निरायासः कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥ ११-४॥
sukhaduḥkhe janmamṛtyū daivādeveti niścayī .
sādhyādarśī nirāyāsaḥ kurvannapi na lipyate .. 11-4..
من يوقن أن اللذة والألم، والميلاد والموت، كلها من القدر وحده، يبقى بلا تكلف، يرى ما لا بد منه، ويفعل الأفعال دون أن يتلطخ بالتعلق.
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The verse states that the wise one is certain they arise through fate, and therefore does not become inwardly bound by them.
By performing actions without identifying with outcomes or being inwardly marked by pleasure and pain, one is said to act without being tainted.
It indicates freedom from inner strain and compulsive striving, not necessarily the absence of outward activity.
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