Guest guest Posted December 3, 1999 Report Share Posted December 3, 1999 aayasya taavadapi karma karotu kashchi- ttenaapi maataradhikaM kimihaanubhaavyam.h. aaste sukhaM ya iha bhaaratavarSasiima- nyaaste sa ki~ncidita uttarato.apasR^itya ..17.. in a split form: aayasya taavat.h api karma karotu kashchit.h tena api maataH adhikaM kim.h iha anubhaavyam.h. aaste sukhaM yaH iha bhaaratavarSasiimani aaste saH ki~ncit.h itaH uttarataH apasR^itya ..17.. With great difficulty (aayasya api) if one (kashchit.h), let us assume, does (karma taavat.h) the karmas (karma). Even for him (tena api), O divine mother (maataH), here (iha) what more (kim adhikam) will be his experiences of joy (anubhaavyam.h)? In the bharata bhumi (bhaarata varSa siimani) who enjoys (whatever) here (yaH sukham aaste), the same person (saH), going little north (kinchit uttarataH apasSr^itya) being there (aaste) is going to enjoy more. A trip to heaven (which is believed to be in north above the poles) means nothing. Doing karma-s for that sake of that ticket (with a definite return trip) is a waste because, the joy is not differnt in kind or nature. The pleasure one attains here through senses, one attains them there, if at all, little more that's all. In the next verse diikshita takes up the perplexing situtaion, which is, one can not abandon karma and yet it is difficult to do it and has no big result. Some of it is mandatory, the question is to abandon or not? Swami Vishwarupananda and Ravi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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