BHAGAVAD-GITA 2:53

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 2:53

 

sruti-vipratipanna te

yada sthasyati niscala

samadhav acala buddhis

tada yogam avapsyasi

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

sruti--of Vedic revelation; vipratipanna--without being influenced by

the fruitive results; te--your; yada--when; sthasyati--remains;

niscala--unmoved; samadhau--in transcendental consciousness, or Krsna

consciousness; acala--unflinching; buddhih--intelligence; tada--at

that time; yogam--self-realization; avapsyasi--you will achieve.

 

TRANSLATION

 

When your mind is no longer disturbed by the flowery language of the

Vedas, and when it remains fixed in the trance of self-realization,

then you will have attained the divine consciousness.

 

PURPORT

 

To say that one is in samadhi is to say that one has fully realized

Krsna consciousness; that is, one in full samadhi has realized

Brahman, Paramatma and Bhagavan. The highest perfection of

self-realization is to understand that one is eternally the servitor

of Krsna and that one's only business is to discharge one's duties in

Krsna consciousness. A Krsna conscious person, or unflinching devotee

of the Lord, should not be disturbed by the flowery language of the

Vedas nor be engaged in fruitive activities for promotion to the

heavenly kingdom. In Krsna consciousness, one comes directly into

communion with Krsna, and thus all directions from Krsna may be

understood in that transcendental state. One is sure to achieve

results by such activities and attain conclusive knowledge. One has

only to carry out the orders of Krsna or His representative, the

spiritual master.

 

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