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||
Chapter 4 · Verse 15
Jnana Yoga
ज्ञानयोग
In plain words
Knowing thus that the Self can have no desire for the fruits of actions and cannot be tainted by them and knowing that no one can be tainted if he works without egoism attachment and expectation of fruits do thou perform your duty. If your heart is impure perform actions for its purification. If you have attained AtmaJnana or the knowledge of the Self work for the wellbeing of the world.
Translation
4.15 Knowing thus, even ancient seekers for liberation and work. Therefore, do your wok only as the ancients did in olden times.
Meaning
Knowing thus that the Self can have no desire for the fruits of actions and cannot be tainted by them and knowing that no one can be tainted if he works without egoism attachment and expectation of fruits do thou perform your duty. If your heart is impure perform actions for its purification. If you have attained AtmaJnana or the knowledge of the Self work for the wellbeing of the world. The ancients such as Janaka and others performed actions in the days of yore. So do thou also perform action.
Word by word
एवं thus ज्ञात्वा having known कृतम् (was) done कर्म action पूर्वैः by ancients अपि also मुमुक्षुभिः seekers after freedom कुरु perform कर्म action एव even तस्मात् therefore त्वम् thou पूर्वैः by ancients,पूर्वतरम् in the olden time कृतम् done.