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ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः ।
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥५- १०॥

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Transliteration

brahmaNyaadhaaya karmaaNi sa~NgaM tyaktwaa karoti yaH ।

lipyate na sa paapena padmapatramiwaambhasaa ॥५- १०॥

Translation

Whoever acts, abandoning attachment, dedicating all actions to Brahman,

That one is not trapped by sin, like a lotus leaf in water.

Translation

One who does all work as an offering to the Lord, abandoning attachment to the results, is as untouched by sin (or Karmic reaction) as a lotus leaf is untouched by water.

Translation

One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme God, is not affected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.