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Actions do not taint Me, nor have I a desire for the fruit of actions. He who knows Me thus is not bound by actions.

Actions do not stain me, nor do I long for the fruit of action. One who knows me in this way is not bound by actions.

Krishna explains why he is a non-doer though he acts. Actions do not cling to him, and he has no craving for their results. The verb limpanti, smear or stain, pictures action as something that can stick to a person and leave a mark. Krishna is untouched because he acts without desire. The verse adds that whoever understands Krishna in this way is also not bound by action. Knowing how the divine acts freely becomes a model for the seeker's own way of acting.