BG 13.30
One who knows the truth understands that it is only the law of nature that brings action to fruition, and that the self is never the one that acts.
यः पश्यति तथाऽऽत्मानमकर्तारं स पश्यति
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prakṛityaiva — truly by material nature
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prakṛityā — by material nature
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eva — truly
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cha — also
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karmāṇi — actions
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kriyamāṇāni — are performed
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sarvaśhaḥ — all
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yaḥ — who
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paśhyati — see
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tathātmānam — the self as well
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tathā — also
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ātmānam — the embodied self
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akartāraṁ — without action
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sa — they
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paśhyati — see
Wherever life is seen in things, both moving and stationary, know that it is through this combination of the field and its knower. One who sees the supreme imperishable self in all beings is the one who truly sees. Seeing the supreme self in all things, they do not injure the self by the self, attaining the highest goal. One who knows the truth understands that it is only the law of nature that brings action to fruition, and that the self is never the one that acts. One who perceives the diverse forms of life rooted in one place, and their expansion from there alone, will certainly attain Brahman.
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