CH 5, Verse 7

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Chapter 5

Verse 7

 

Yoga-yukto vishuddh'aatmaa vijit aatmaa jit'endriyah /

sarva-bhuutaatma-bhuutaatmaa kurvann api na lipyate //

 

Established in yoga of action, with mind purified, the

body controlled and senses subdued, one who realizes

one’s self as the self in all beings, though acting is

not tainted.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 47

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

Compiled by: Swami Dattananda

Bhakti Mala, November 1996

 

“Established in yoga of action, with mind purified,

the body controlled and senses subdued, one who

realizes one’s self as the self in all beings, though

acting is not tainted.”

 

In this verse, the qualities of a person who is not

tainted by the works he does are described. First of

all, he is well established in the path of Karma Yoga.

Any work that comes to his lot he does in the spirit

of Yoga. Not only that, his whole life’s activities

are full of the spirit of Yoga.

 

Secondly, he is pure in mind (Visuddhatma.) In the

beginning, his mind may be vacillating here and there

due to the force of his tendencies. But gradually, by

the sincere practice of Karma Yoga he will be able to

free his mind from all selfish desires and make it

steady and pure.

 

Third qualification is that he is one who has

controlled his body and sense organs (vijatatma and

jitendriya.) Practice of Karma Yoga leads to purity

which in turn leads to control of the body and sense

organs.

 

And lastly, as a result of the utmost purity attained

and his body and organs coming under his perfect

control, he finds that his Self has become the Self of

all beings, from Brahma to clumps of grass.

 

As a result of his realization of the oneness of his

Self with the Self of others, he extends his love to

all beings. He does not injure anyone in thought,

word and deed. He loves all. As such, he is devoted

to the welfare of all beings.

 

Such a person of the aforesaid qualities, living and

working for the world’s well being, is not tainted.

That is to say that he is not tainted by his works.

 

The idea is, the man who has purified himself by

practicing Karma Yoga realizes the truth that his Self

is the Self of all and the Self of all is the same.

Even after this realization, he may continue to

perform actions aimed at the welfare of his fellow

beings. But though ever doing a number of actions, he

is not affected by the merit or demerit of those

actions. That means he becomes free from the bonds of

action. He also realizes that, although he does

actions, he does not act in the real sense.

 

 

 

 

 

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