| 9. Nor do these
acts, O Dhananjaya, bind Me, remaining like one unconcerned, unattached
to those acts,The acts involved in the unequal creation of the multitudinous
beings do not bind Me, the IswaraNow, the Lord gives the reason why He is
not affected by the acts: I; knowing the immutability of the Self, remain
like one who is unconcerned, without attachment for the fruit of the act,
i.e without the egotistic feeling I do. Wherefore, in the case of others
also, the absence of the egotistic feeling of agency and the absence of
attachment for results is the cause of freedom (from dharma and adharma)
Otherwise, the deluded man is bound by his own acts like the silkworm in
the cocoon.Now, the statements I send forth this multitude of beings (ix.
7) and remaining like one unconcerned involve a selfcontradiction. In explanation
thereof, the Lord says: |
