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Bhagavad Gita 5.10
You can live fully in the world without letting it soak into you — like a lotus leaf in water.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5, Verse 10
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः।
लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा॥
brahmaṇy ādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ
lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
Translation
One who acts by offering all actions to the Divine, giving up attachment, is untouched by wrongdoing — like a lotus leaf untouched by water.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
जो व्यक्ति सब कर्मों को ब्रह्म को अर्पित करके, आसक्ति त्यागकर करता है, वह पाप से वैसे ही अछूता रहता है जैसे कमल का पत्ता जल से।
In simple words Interpretation
You can live fully in the world without letting it soak into you — like a lotus leaf in water.
Context
The famous lotus image: a leaf that lives in water yet stays dry. Krishna uses it to describe engaged but unattached living.
When this may help
When other people's moods, opinions or drama seem to cling to you.
Reflection question
Whose mood or opinion have you been carrying as if it were your own?
A small practice
After a difficult conversation today, wash your hands slowly and imagine letting the residue go with the water.
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