ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः | लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ||५-१०||
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ . lipyate na sa pāpena padmapatramivāmbhasā ||5-10||
- brahmaṇi
- unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- ādhāya
- resigning
- karmāṇi
- all works
- saṅgam
- attachment
- tyaktvā
- giving up
- karoti
- performs
- yaḥ
- who
- lipyate
- is affected
- na
- never
- saḥ
- he
- pāpena
- by sin
- padma-patram
- a lotus leaf
- iva
- like
- ambhasā
- by the water
One who performs his duty without attachment, surrendering the results unto the Supreme Lord, is unaffected by sinful action, as the lotus leaf is untouched by water.