Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 14

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 14 (5.14) means: The self does not create anyone's sense of doing, nor their actions, nor the tie between action and its fruit. It is nature that does all this.

Sanskrit

न कर्तृत्वं न कर्माणि लोकस्य सृजति प्रभुः। न कर्मफलसंयोगं स्वभावस्तु प्रवर्तते।।5.14।।

Transliteration

na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥ na karma-phala-saṅyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate

Translation

The self does not create anyone's sense of doing, nor their actions, nor the tie between action and its fruit. It is nature that does all this.

Hindi

आत्मा न किसी का कर्तापन रचती है, न कर्म, न कर्म और उसके फल का संबंध। यह सब तो प्रकृति करती है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 14?

The self does not create anyone's sense of doing, nor their actions, nor the tie between action and its fruit. It is nature that does all this.

Which chapter is verse 5.14 from?

It is verse 14 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.

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