Bhagavad-gita As It Is [Ch.18] Text 56-57

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is [Ch.18] Text 56-57

 

Conclusion--The Perfection of Renunciation

 

TEXT 56

 

sarva-karmany api sada

kurvano mad-vyapasrayah

mat-prasadad avdpnoti

sasvatam padam avyayam

 

sarva— all; karmani— activities; api—although; sada— always k u

rvanah performing; mat—under My; vyapasrayah—protection; mat— My;

prasadat

—mercy; avapnoti —achieves; sasvatam— eternal; padam— abode; avyayam—

—imperishable.

 

TRANSLATION

 

Though engaged in all kinds of activities, My devotee, under My

protec­tion, reaches the eternal and imperishable abode by My grace.

 

PURPORT

 

The word mad-vyapasrayah means under the protection of the Supreme

Lord. To be free from material contamination, a pure devotee acts

under the direction of the Supreme Lord or His representative, the

spiritual master. There is no time limitation for a pure devotee. He

is always, twenty-four hours, one hundred percent engaged in

activities under the direction of the Supreme Lord. To a devotee who

is thus engaged in Krsna consciousness the Lord is very, very kind.

In spite of all difficulties, he is eventually placed in the

transcendental abode, or Krsnaloka. He is guaran­teed entrance there;

there is no doubt about it. In that supreme abode, there is no

change; everything is eternal, imperishable and full of know­ledge.

 

TEXT 57

 

cetasa sarva-karmani

mayi sannyasya mat-parah

buddhi-yogam upasritya

maccittah sat atam bhava

 

cetasa—by intelligence; sarva-karmani----- all kinds of activities;

mayi—unto Me; sannyasya—giving up; mat-parah—My protection; buddh i-

yogam— devotional activities; upasrtya—taking shelter of; mat-cittah—

conscious.. ness; satatam—twenty-four hours a day; bhava—just become.

 

TRANSLATION

 

In all activities just depend upon Me and work always under My protec­

tion. In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me.

 

PURPORT

 

When one acts in Krsna consciousness, he does not act as the master

of the world. Just like a servant, one should act fully under the

direction of the Supreme Lord. A servant has no individual

independence. He acts only on the order of the master. A servant

acting on behalf of the supreme master has no affection for profit

and loss. He simply discharges his duty faithfully in terms of the

order of the Lord. Now, one may argue that Arjuna was acting under

the personal direction of Krsna but, when Krsna is not present, how

should one act? If one acts according to the direction of Krsna in

this book, as well as under the guidance of the representative of

Krsna then the result will be the same. The Sanskrit word mat-parah

is very important in this verse. It indicates that one has no goal in

life save and except acting in Krsna consciousness just to satisfy

Krsna And, while working in that way, one should think of Krsna

only: "I have been ap­pointed to discharge this particular duty

by "Krsna" While acting in such a way, one naturally has to think of

Krsna This is perfect Krsna conscious­ness. One should, however, note

that, after doing something whimsically, he should not offer the

result to the Supreme Lord. That sort of duty is not in the

devotional service of Krsna consciousness. One should act according

to the order of Krsna This is a very important point. That order of

Krsna comes through disciplic succession from the bona fide spiritual

master. Therefore the spiritual master's order should be taken as the

prime duty of life. If one gets a bona fide spiritual master and acts

according to his direction, then his perfection of life in Krsna

consciousness is guaranteed.

 

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Original Bhagavad Gita As it is

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