BHAGAVAD-GITA 5:7

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 5:7

 

yoga-yukto visuddhatma

vijitatmajitendriyah

sarva-bhutatma-bhutatma

kurvann api na lipyate

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

yoga-yuktah--engaged in devotional service; visuddha-atma--a purified

soul; vijita-atma--self-controlled; jita-indriyah--having conquered

the senses; sarva-bhuta--to all living entities;

atma-bhuta-atma--compassionate; kurvan api--although engaged in work;

na--never; lipyate--is entangled.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his

mind and senses is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him.

Though always working, such a man is never entangled.

 

PURPORT

 

One who is on the path of liberation by Krsna consciousness is very

dear to every living being, and every living being is dear to him.

This is due to his Krsna consciousness. Such a person cannot think of

any living being as separate from Krsna, just as the leaves and

branches of a tree are not separate from the tree. He knows very well

that by pouring water on the root of the tree, the water will be

distributed to all the leaves and branches, or by supplying food to

the stomach, the energy is automatically distributed throughout the

body. Because one who works in Krsna consciousness is servant to all,

he is very dear to everyone. And because everyone is satisfied by his

work, he is pure in consciousness. Because he is pure in

consciousness, his mind is completely controlled. And because his mind

is controlled, his senses are also controlled. Because his mind is

always fixed on Krsna, there is no chance of his being deviated from

Krsna. Nor is there a chance that he will engage his senses in matters

other than the service of the Lord. He does not like to hear anything

except topics relating to Krsna; he does not like to eat anything

which is not offered to Krsna; and he does not wish to go anywhere if

Krsna is not involved. Therefore, his senses are controlled. A man of

controlled senses cannot be offensive to anyone. One may ask, "Why

then was Arjuna offensive (in battle) to others? Wasn't he in Krsna

consciousness?" Arjuna was only superficially offensive because (as

has already been explained in the Second Chapter) all the assembled

persons on the battlefield would continue to live individually, as the

soul cannot be slain. So, spiritually, no one was killed on the

Battlefield of Kuruksetra. Only their dresses were changed by the

order of Krsna, who was personally present. Therefore Arjuna, while

fighting on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra, was not really fighting at

all; he was simply carrying out the orders of Krsna in full Krsna

consciousness. Such a person is never entangled in the reactions of

work.

 

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