Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Vijay Sadananda Pai wrote: > BHAGAVAD-GITA 3:31 > PURPORT > . . . But an > ordinary man with firm faith in the eternal injunctions of the Lord, > even though unable to execute such orders, becomes liberated from the > bondage of the law of karma. This is a pretty strong statement. Mukunda Datta dasa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 12, 2003 Report Share Posted October 12, 2003 BHAGAVAD-GITA 3:31 ye me matam idam nityam anutisthanti manavah sraddhavanto 'nasuyanto mucyante te 'pi karmabhih WORD FOR WORD ye--those who; me--My; matam--injunctions; idam--these; nityam--as an eternal function; anutisthanti--execute regularly; manavah--human beings; sraddha-vantah--with faith and devotion; anasuyantah--without envy; mucyante--become free; te--all of them; api--even; karmabhih--from the bondage of the law of fruitive actions. TRANSLATION Those persons who execute their duties according to My injunctions and who follow this teaching faithfully, without envy, become free from the bondage of fruitive actions. PURPORT The injunction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the essence of all Vedic wisdom and therefore is eternally true without exception. As the Vedas are eternal, so this truth of Krsna consciousness is also eternal. One should have firm faith in this injunction, without envying the Lord. There are many philosophers who write comments on the Bhagavad-gita but have no faith in Krsna. They will never be liberated from the bondage of fruitive action. But an ordinary man with firm faith in the eternal injunctions of the Lord, even though unable to execute such orders, becomes liberated from the bondage of the law of karma. In the beginning of Krsna consciousness, one may not fully discharge the injunctions of the Lord, but because one is not resentful of this principle and works sincerely without consideration of defeat and hopelessness, he will surely be promoted to the stage of pure Krsna consciousness. Copyright 1983 The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International. Used with permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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