ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः ।श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः ॥
ye me matamidaṃ nityamanutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ |śraddhāvanto'nasūyanto mucyante te'pi karmabhiḥ ||
Those people who always follow this teaching of mine, with faith and without finding fault, are also freed from the bondage of actions.
Explanation
Krishna has just told Arjuna to offer all actions to him and fight without craving or the sense of 'mine'. Here he says that anyone who follows this teaching steadily, with trust (śraddhā) and without cavilling, is released from the binding results of action (karma). The word 'even' (api) suggests that this freedom is open to ordinary people, not only to sages. Traditions differ on whether the 'teaching' means devotional surrender to Krishna or selfless action in general.