BG 5.15

नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः ।
अज्ञानेनावृतं ज्ञानं तेन मुह्यन्ति जन्तवः ॥
nādatte kasyacit pāpaṁ na caiva sukṛtaṁ vibhuḥ
ajñānenāvṛtaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

vibhuḥ — the omnipresent God;  na ādatte — does not appropriate [i.e., become implicated in];  pāpam — the sin;  na ca eva — nor either;  su-kṛtam — the piety;  kasyacit — of anyone;  jantavaḥ — the living beings;  muhyanti — [however] are deluded;  tena — due to the fact that;  jñānam — [their] discernment;  āvṛtam — is covered;  ajñānena — by ignorance.

Translation

The omnipresent God does not become implicated in the sin or piety of anyone. The living beings, however, are deluded due to the fact that their discernment is covered by ignorance.

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