Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 4, Verse 19

Krishna said
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥4.19॥

yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāmasaṅkalpavarjitāḥjñānāgnidagdhakarmāṇaṃ tamāhuḥ paṇḍitaṃ budhāḥ

Meaning

When all of a person's undertakings are free from selfish desire and scheming, the wise call that person learned. Their actions are burnt up in the fire of knowledge.

हिंदी में अर्थ

जिस व्यक्ति के सारे काम स्वार्थ भरी इच्छा और जोड़-तोड़ से मुक्त होते हैं, उसके कर्म ज्ञान की आग में जल जाते हैं। ज्ञानी लोग उसे ही सच्चा पंडित कहते हैं।

Practise it today

Do one helpful thing today for which nobody will know it was you, and resist the urge to mention it.

Reflect tonight

What did you do today with no hidden motive, and was it hard to keep it to yourself?

DesireLetting goKnowledge

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