ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः | लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ . lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā
Wer Handlungen Brahman darbringt und Anhaftung aufgibt, der wird nicht von Sünde befleckt, so wie ein Lotusblatt nicht vom Wasser.
One who acts by dedicating actions to Brahman and by renouncing attachment, he does not become polluted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not by water.
Dieser Vers betont, dass ein Yogi, der Handlungen ohne Egoismus und Anhaftung an deren Ergebnisse ausführt und sie als Opfergaben an den Herrn betrachtet, nicht durch diese Handlungen (Karma) befleckt wird. Er erlangt Herzensreinheit und dadurch die Erkenntnis des Selbst, was zur Befreiung führt.
Chapter IV verses 18? 20? 21? 22? 23? 37? 41 Chapter V verses 10? 11 and 12 all convey the one idea that the Yogi who does actions without egoism and attachment to results or fruits of the actions? which he regards as offerings unto the Lord? is not tainted by the actions (Karma). He has no attachment even for Moksha. He sees inaction in action. All his actions are burnt in the fire of wisdom. He escapes from the wheel of Samsara. He is freed from the round of births and deaths. He gets purity of heart and through purity of heart attains to the knowledge of the Self. Through the knowledge of the Self he is liberated. This is the gist of the above ten verses. (Cf.III.30)