Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 16
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 16

किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः।
तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।4.16।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 4.16)
।।4.16।।कर्म क्या है और अकर्म क्या है  इस प्रकार इस विषयमें विद्वान् भी मोहित हो जाते हैं। अतः वह कर्मतत्त्व मैं तुम्हें भलीभाँति कहूँगा जिसको जानकर तू अशुभ(संसारबन्धन)से मुक्त हो जायगा।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Here it is inferred that action should be performed under  the  guidance  of
those situated in jnana yoga or the cultivation of Vedic knowledge, who  are
knowers of the ultimate truth and such action should not be  based  on  what
is popular at the moment in society.  Even  men  of  discrimination  can  be
beguiled by the subtle nature of what is action and what  is  inaction.   So
now in the next verse Lord Krishna will expound the  intricacies  of  action
and inaction that  by  performing  one  will  be  free  of  the  disease  of
transmigratory existence and will attain moksa or liberation from the  cycle
of birth and death.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary


In the three  previous  verses  Lord  Krishna  talks  about  performance  of
actions, now He promises to gives a detailed explanation  that  will  dispel
delusion about the nature of actions.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary


Exactly what is the nature of karma or action as performed by the  aspirants
treading the path to moksa or liberation from material  existence  and  what
also is akarma or inaction? By the term akarma is  inferred  true  knowledge
relating to the doer which is the atma or soul. What  is  the  action  which
needs to be performed and what is the wisdom of inaction  that  is  involved
in such  an  action?  Even  persons  of  discrimination  and  knowledge  are
bewildered in this matter and confused do not  understand  this  differences
properly.  Lord  Krishna  now  promises  to  dispel  all  delusion  in   the
intricacies of this subject. What is the purpose of performing actions as  a
matter of duty? The satisfaction consists in the knowledge  of  knowing  why
the duty is to be discharged.  The knower is the person who  performs  works
aspiring for moksa.  The  ignorant  is  one  who  performs  work  for  sense
gratification. The former performs work  without  egoism  while  the  latter
performs works full of egoissm. The former is eligible  for  liberation  the
latter is eligible for bondage. Why this is so difficult  to  understand  is
explained in the next verse.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Exactly what is the nature of karma or action as performed by the  aspirants
treading the path to moksa or liberation from material  existence  and  what
also is akarma or inaction? By the term akarma is  inferred  true  knowledge
relating to the doer which is the atma or soul. What  is  the  action  which
needs to be performed and what is the wisdom of inaction  that  is  involved
in such  an  action?  Even  persons  of  discrimination  and  knowledge  are
bewildered in this matter and confused do not  understand  this  differences
properly.  Lord  Krishna  now  promises  to  dispel  all  delusion  in   the
intricacies of this subject. What is the purpose of performing actions as  a
matter of duty? The satisfaction consists in the knowledge  of  knowing  why
the duty is to be discharged.  The knower is the person who  performs  works
aspiring for moksa.  The  ignorant  is  one  who  performs  work  for  sense
gratification. The former performs work  without  egoism  while  the  latter
performs works full of egoissm. The former is eligible  for  liberation  the
latter is eligible for bondage. Why this is so difficult  to  understand  is
explained in the next verse.