Sloka 4.17
4.17
कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः ।
अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥
కర్మణో హ్యపి బోద్ధవ్యం బోద్ధవ్యం చ వికర్మణః ।
అకర్మణశ్చ బోద్ధవ్యం గహనా కర్మణో గతిః ॥
karmaṇo hyapi boddhavyaṃ boddhavyaṃ ca vikarmaṇaḥ |
akarmaṇaśca boddhavyaṃ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ ||
About chapter 4
Krishna reveals that this yoga is ancient, and that he takes birth age after age to protect the good and restore dharma (4.7–4.8). He explains how to see inaction in action, the many forms of yajña, and why knowledge is the purest of all things. Knowledge is gained by humble enquiry and service to a teacher, and it burns away the effects of past action.