Bhagavad Gita 3.20

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Sri:

Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Namaha

Sri Ramanujaya Namaha

Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Namaha

 

SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA

- translation by Sri.V.N.Gopala Desikan

 

Chapter III

slOkA 20

Translation : JanakA and others attained perfection

only by doing karma yOgA. You should do (karma yOgA

only) even seeing the need for guidance of this world.

 

Commentary : Even royal sages like JanakA and others ,

although very wise , attained perfection only by means

of karma yOgA , i.e, realised the soul.

So, if a person is unfit for jnAna yOgA , he should

do karma yOgA. Even for a person qualified to do jnAna

yOgA , karma yOgA is indeed better than jnAna yOgA.

Also , to set an example to the other people in the

world and to guide them properly , you have to perform

karma yOgA.

 

adiyEn,

senthil

 

(Courtesy : Sri Visishtadvaita Research Centre)