Hare Krishna Prabhujis and Matajis,
Please accept my humble obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva.
We will continue to relish some more nectar from Maharaj's diary regarding Karma.
These are some of the notes written by Maharaj for 4th Chapter of Bhagavad Gita.
Verse 4.1:
श्रीभगवानुवाच
इमं विवस्वते योगं प्रोक्तवानहमव्ययम् ।
विवस्वान्मनवे प्राह मनुरिक्ष्वाकवेऽब्रवीत् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ proktavān aham avyayam
vivasvān manave prāha manur ikṣvākave ’bravīt
शास्त्र में सूर्य को "सविता" (उत्पन्न करने वाला) कहा है | चारों आश्रमों में गृहस्थ आश्रम ही मुख्य है | भगवान ने सूर्य, मनु, इक्षवाकु आदि राजावों के नाम लेकर यह बतलाया है की कल्प के आदि में गृहस्थों ने ही कर्मा योग के विद्या को जाना और गृहस्थ आश्रम में रहते हुए ही उनहोंने कामनाओं का नाश करके परमात्व तत्त्व को प्राप्त किया | स्वयं भगवान कृष्ण और अर्जुन भी गृहस्थ थे |
In the scriptures, Sun is called "Savita" (the creator). Grhastha ashram is the main one among the four ashrams. Quoting the names of the kings like Surya, Manu, Ikshvaku, etc., the Lord says as to how in the ancient age, the householders learnt the karma yoga, and by living in their respective ashramas attained self realization by destroying their desires. Lord Krishna and Arjuna were also householders themselves.
लोक हितार्थ अपने कर्त्तव्य (स्वधर्म) का पालन करने से 'योग' सिद्ध होता है | अतः यह करना भी वास्तव में न करने के लिए अर्थात कर्म समाप्त करने के लिए ही है | केवल सेवा भाव से कर्त्तव्य कर्म करने चाहिये |
Perfection of 'yoga' is attained by following one's prescribed duty (svadharma) for the benefit of others. So doing our duties immaculately is to attain inaction or to get rid of the duty. One should do the prescribed duties with service attitude.
Verse 4.5:
श्रीभगवानुवाच
बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन ।
तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप ॥ ५ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna
tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha paran-tapa
जन्मों को न जानने में मूल हेतु है - अंतःकरण में नाशवान पदार्थों का आकर्षण, मस्तक होना। इसी के कारण मनुष्य का ज्ञान विकसित नहीं होता|
The basic reason for not caring to know about the appearance of Lord is that our minds are attracted to and absorbed in harmful and perishable things which will plunge us in darkness of ignorance. This is the reason why our knowledge is not developing.
Verse 4.9:
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः ।
त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन ॥ ९ ॥
janma karma ca me divyam evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ
tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma naiti mām eti so ’rjuna
संपूर्ण कर्मों को करते हुए भी उसके साथ अपना सम्बन्ध है ही नहीं - ऐसा अनुभव करे तो उसके कर्म दिव्य हो जाते है | यह कर्मों का तत्त्व है | यही कर्म योग है |
Prescribed duties also becomes transcendental, when one does his prescribed duties but still realizes that he is not related to them (he is not the doer). This is the essence of action. This is karma yoga.
(Refer Srimad Bhagavatam 7.1.28-29 important.)
Krishna willing, we will relish some more nectar from Maharaj's diary in the next offering.
Thank you very much
Yours in service of Srila Prabhupada and Srila Gurudeva
Kalacakra Krsna das
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