Guest guest Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 BHAGAVAD-GITA 18:7 niyatasya tu sannyasah karmano nopapadyate mohat tasya parityagas tamasah parikirtitah WORD FOR WORD niyatasya--prescribed; tu--but; sannyasah--renunciation; karmanah--of activities; na--never; upapadyate--is deserved; mohat--by illusion; tasya--of them; parityagah--renunciation; tamasah--in the mode of ignorance; parikirtitah--is declared. TRANSLATION Prescribed duties should never be renounced. If one gives up his prescribed duties because of illusion, such renunciation is said to be in the mode of ignorance. PURPORT Work for material satisfaction must be given up, but activities which promote one to spiritual activity, like cooking for the Supreme Lord and offering the food to the Lord and then accepting the food, are recommended. It is said that a person in the renounced order of life should not cook for himself. Cooking for oneself is prohibited, but cooking for the Supreme Lord is not prohibited. Similarly, a sannyasi may perform a marriage ceremony to help his disciple in the advancement of Krsna consciousness. If one renounces such activities, it is to be understood that he is acting in the mode of darkness. 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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