Gita Verse 13.32

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 13, Verse 32

Sanskrit Verse

अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः।शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते।।13.32।।

Transliteration

anāditvān nirguṇatvāt paramātmāyam avyayaḥ

śharīra-stho ’pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate

Word meanings

anāditvāt—being without beginning; nirguṇatvāt—being devoid of any material qualities; parama—the Supreme; ātmā—soul; ayam—this; avyayaḥ—imperishable; śharīra-sthaḥ—dwelling in the body; api—although; kaunteya—Arjun, the the son of Kunti; na—neither; karoti—acts; na—nor; lipyate—is tainted

Swami Sivananda's translation

Being without beginning, devoid of any qualities, the Supreme Self, imperishable, though dwelling in the body, O Arjuna, neither acts nor is tainted.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 13