Shloka 14
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य और शूद्र--इन चार वर्णोंका समूह गुण और कर्मोंके विभागपूर्वक मेरे द्वारा रचा गया है।* इस प्रकार उस सृष्टि-रचनादि कर्मका कर्ता होनेपर भी मुझ अविनाशी परमेश्वरको तू वास्तवमें अकर्ता ही जानः ।। न मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति न मे कर्मफले स्पृहा । इति मां योडभिजानाति कर्मभिर्न स बध्यते,कर्मोके फलमें मेरी स्पृहा नहीं है, इसलिये मुझे कर्म लिप्त नहीं करते--इस प्रकार जो मुझे तत्त्वसे जान लेता है, वह भी कर्मोसे नहीं बँधता4
cāturvarṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥ | tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam || na māṁ karmāṇi limpanti na me karma-phale spṛhā | iti māṁ yo 'bhijānāti karmabhir na sa badhyate ||
The fourfold social order—brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, and śūdra—was brought forth by me, distinguished according to the distribution of qualities and the kinds of work they perform. Yet, though I am the source of that ordering, know me as truly non-doing and imperishable. Actions do not stain me, nor do I crave the fruits of action. Whoever understands me in this truth is likewise not bound by actions. Ethically, the teaching redirects Arjuna from anxiety about role and consequence toward disciplined duty without possessiveness, grounded in insight into the Lord’s transcendence.
अजुन उवाच