CH 5, Verse 11

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Chapter 5

Verse 11

 

Kaayena manasaa bud.hdhyaa kevalair indriyair api /

yoginah karma kurvanti sanga.n tyaktv'aatmashuddhaye//

 

Devotees of Karma Yoga perform action with body, mind,

intellect and also senses, giving up attachment, for

the purification of the heart.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 48

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

“Devotees of Karma Yoga perform action with body,

mind, intellect and also senses, giving up attachment,

for the purification of the heart.”

 

By giving up attachment to the results, the Yogis

(Karma Yogis) perform actions through the body, mind,

intellect and the senses. They do the work with the

thought that they do action only for God and not for

their gain. Thus, dedicating the fruit of their

actions at the feet of the Lord, they work for the

purification of their mind.

 

Without attachment means without attachment to the

fruit of action. Those who follow the path of action

perform actions only after giving up the desire for

fruit. They dedicate the fruit of their action to

God. It is this spirit of sacrifice that purifies

their heart. Dedication to God means offering the

fruit for the welfare of the fellow beings.

 

A man’s selfish desire for the fruit of his action not

only creates problems for him but also to the entire

society. Just imagine the different limbs in our body

like hands, legs, mouth, stomach, etc., and how they

are acting individually. Although each limb acts

individually, it acts in order to maintain the whole

body in good condition and not for its own sake. If

any limb works for its own sake, the body will decay

and die. For instance, if the heart does not pump and

circulate the blood to the entire system of the body,

the whole body will get paralyzed and destroyed. The

selfishness of the heart will cause the death of the

body. In the same way, the selfish desire of human

being will become the cause of the destruction of the

society and the nation.

 

Therefore, Sri Krishna wants us to abandon the

attachment, or desire, for the fruit of our actions.

And this is the principal means to win spiritual perfection.

 

 

 

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