एवं ज्ञात्वा कृतं कर्म पूर्वैरपि मुमुक्षुभिः | कुरु कर्मैव तस्मात्त्वं पूर्वैः पूर्वतरं कृतम् ||४-१५||
evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvairapi mumukṣubhiḥ . kuru karmaiva tasmāttvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam ||4-15||
- evam
- thus
- jñātvā
- knowing well
- kṛtam
- was performed
- karma
- work
- pūrvaiḥ
- by past authorities
- api
- indeed
- mumukṣubhiḥ
- who attained liberation
- kuru
- just perform
- karma
- prescribed duty
- eva
- certainly
- tasmāt
- therefore
- tvam
- you
- pūrvaiḥ
- by the predecessors
- pūrva-taram
- in ancient times
- kṛtam
- as performed
All the liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding of My transcendental nature. Therefore you should perform your duty, following in their footsteps.