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------------------ Verse 1 karturAjnayA prApyatephalam | karmakimparamkarmatajjaDam || The fruit (of action) is obtained by the order of the Lord of Action (Creator). Is action supreme? (No!!) Action is inert. --- Notes Action, although a power of the Self, is, by itself, insentient, temporary, and powerless. As such, action is unable to bestow fruits now or at any time in the future. Action is dependent. It is not supreme. The ‘kartr’ (Lord of Action), referred to in this verse, is the ‘one who acts, spontaneously, of his own accord, without prompting by the ego’ (i.e. the great non-Doer). It is the Lord alone, dwelling as the inner Self of all, who guides everything yet never acts. If you believe that you, are the person, capable of acting independently, the chain of cause and effect, having been set in motion, becomes your reality. As the doer of action you become accountable for action and also the recipient of the fruits of ...