BHAGAVAD-GITA 13:30

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 13:30

 

prakrtyaiva ca karmani

kriyamanani sarvasah

yah pasyati tathatmanam

akartaram sa pasyati

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

prakrtya--by material nature; eva--certainly; ca--also;

karmani--activities; kriyamanani--being performed; sarvasah--in all

respects; yah--anyone who; pasyati--sees; tatha--also;

atmanam--himself; akartaram--the nondoer; sah--he; pasyati--sees

perfectly.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One who can see that all activities are performed by the body, which

is created of material nature, and sees that the self does nothing,

actually sees.

 

PURPORT

 

This body is made by material nature under the direction of the

Supersoul, and whatever activities are going on in respect to one's

body are not his doing. Whatever one is supposed to do, either for

happiness or for distress, one is forced to do because of the bodily

constitution. The self, however, is outside all these bodily

activities. This body is given according to one's past desires. To

fulfill desires, one is given the body, with which he acts

accordingly. Practically speaking, the body is a machine, designed by

the Supreme Lord, to fulfill desires. Because of desires, one is put

into difficult circumstances to suffer or to enjoy. This

transcendental vision of the living entity, when developed, makes one

separate from bodily activities. One who has such a vision is an

actual seer.

 

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