Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः ।
न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः ॥१५॥
śarīra-vāṅ-manobhir yat
karma prārabhate naraḥ
nyāyyaṁ vā viparītaṁ vā
pañcaite tasya hetavaḥ
Word for word (synonyms)
- śarīra
- body
- vāk
- speech
- manobhiḥ
- by the mind
- yat
- anything
- karma
- work
- prārabhate
- begins
- naraḥ
- a person
- nyāyyam
- right
- vā
- or
- viparītam
- the opposite
- vā
- or
- pañca
- five
- ete
- all these
- tasya
- its
- hetavaḥ
- causes
Translation
Whatever right or wrong action a man performs by body, mind or speech is caused by these five factors.
Purport
The words "right" and "wrong" are very significant in this verse. Right work is work done in terms of the prescribed directions in the scriptures, and wrong work is work done against the principles of the scriptural injunctions. But whatever is done requires these five factors for its complete performance.
What this verse teaches
Causes of all right and wrong actions – adhiṣṭhānaṁ (body), kartā (doer), karaṇam (senses), cestā (effort) and daivam (Supersoul)
- Section
- The five factors of action
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.