BHAGAVAD-GITA 6:10

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 6:10

 

yogi yunjita satatam

atmanam rahasi sthitah

ekaki yata-cittatma

nirasir aparigrahah

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

yogi--a transcendentalist; yunjita--must concentrate in Krsna

consciousness; satatam--constantly; atmanam--himself (by body, mind

and self); rahasi--in a secluded place; sthitah--being situated;

ekaki--alone; yata-citta-atma--always careful in mind;

nirasih--without being attracted by anything else; aparigrahah--free

from the feeling of possessiveness.

 

TRANSLATION

 

A transcendentalist should always engage his body, mind and self in

relationship with the Supreme; he should live alone in a secluded

place and should always carefully control his mind. He should be free

from desires and feelings of possessiveness.

 

PURPORT

 

Krsna is realized in different degrees as Brahman, Paramatma and the

Supreme Personality of Godhead. Krsna consciousness means, concisely,

to be always engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord.

But those who are attached to the impersonal Brahman or the localized

Supersoul are also partially Krsna conscious, because impersonal

Brahman is the spiritual ray of Krsna and Supersoul is the

all-pervading partial expansion of Krsna. Thus the impersonalist and

the meditator are also indirectly Krsna conscious. A directly Krsna

conscious person is the topmost transcendentalist because such a

devotee knows what is meant by Brahman and Paramatma. His knowledge of

the Absolute Truth is perfect, whereas the impersonalist and the

meditative yogi are imperfectly Krsna conscious.

 

Nevertheless, all of these are instructed herewith to be constantly

engaged in their particular pursuits so that they may come to the

highest perfection sooner or later. The first business of a

transcendentalist is to keep the mind always on Krsna. One should

always think of Krsna and not forget Him even for a moment.

Concentration of the mind on the Supreme is called samadhi, or trance.

In order to concentrate the mind, one should always remain in

seclusion and avoid disturbance by external objects. He should be very

careful to accept favorable and reject unfavorable conditions that

affect his realization. And, in perfect determination, he should not

hanker after unnecessary material things that entangle him by feelings

of possessiveness.

 

All these perfections and precautions are perfectly executed when one

is directly in Krsna consciousness, because direct Krsna consciousness

means self-abnegation, wherein there is very little chance for

material possessiveness. Srila Rupa Gosvami characterizes Krsna

consciousness in this way:

 

anasaktasya visayan

yatharham upayunjatah

nirbandhah krsna-sambandhe

yuktam vairagyam ucyate

 

prapancikataya buddhya

hari-sambandhi-vastunah

mumuksubhih parityago

vairagyam phalgu kathyate

 

"When one is not attached to anything, but at the same time accepts

everything in relation to Krsna, one is rightly situated above

possessiveness. On the other hand, one who rejects everything without

knowledge of its relationship to Krsna is not as complete in his

renunciation." (Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu 2.255-256)

 

A Krsna conscious person well knows that everything belongs to Krsna,

and thus he is always free from feelings of personal possession. As

such, he has no hankering for anything on his own personal account. He

knows how to accept things in favor of Krsna consciousness and how to

reject things unfavorable to Krsna consciousness. He is always aloof

from material things because he is always transcendental, and he is

always alone, having nothing to do with persons not in Krsna

consciousness. Therefore a person in Krsna consciousness is the

perfect yogi.

 

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