Nectar from Maharaj's Diary - Part 4

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. These are some of the notes written by Maharaj for 4th Chapter and 5th chapter of Bhagavad Gita.

Verse 4.17:

कर्मणो ह्यपि बोद्धव्यं बोद्धव्यं च विकर्मणः ।
अकर्मणश्च बोद्धव्यं गहना कर्मणो गतिः ॥ १७ ॥

karmaṇo hy api boddhavyaṁ boddhavyaṁ ca vikarmaṇaḥ
akarmaṇaś ca boddhavyaṁ gahanā karmaṇo gatiḥ

गीता के सोलहवें अध्याय में ८ वे श्लोक से १३ वे श्लोक तक 'काम' कुल नौ बार आया है| इससे सिद्ध होता है कि 'काम' , अर्थात कामना ही संपूर्ण आसुरी सम्पति (विकर्म) का कारण है

In the sixteenth chapter of the Gita, verses 8 to 13, the word 'kaama' has been mentioned about nine times. This proves that 'kaama' - the desire is the cause of all demoniac propensity (sins).

[The 16th chapter of Gita is titled 'The Divine and Demoniac Natures - Daivaasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga. In these verses 8-13 Krishna talks about the nature of demoniac personalities.]

Verse 4.37:

यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्न‍िर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन ।
ज्ञानाग्न‍िः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा ॥ ३७ ॥

yathaidhāṁsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna
jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā

तत्त्व ज्ञान होने पर - संचित प्रारब्ध और क्रियमाण - तीनों कर्मों से, किंचित मात्रा भी सम्बन्ध नहीं होता | मात्र भस्म रह जाती है, अर्थात सभी कर्म अकर्म हो जाते है

When one attains self-realization, then there is not even a drop of impact due to the sanchit, praarabdha and kriyamaana karma - (sins which are accumulated, sins which are already fructified, sins which are being created in the present). Only the ashes remain. That means the karma (action) becomes akarma (inaction)

तत्त्व ज्ञान होने के बाद अज्ञान के आश्रित रहनेवाला संचित नष्ट हो जाता है. प्रारब्ध से बना हुआ शरीर दीखता है।  पर कर्तृत्व के अभाव होने से उससे नये कर्म नहीं बनते। शरीर में प्रारब्ध वश अनुकूलता - प्रतिकूलता रूप परिस्थिति आती है परंतु भोक्ता न रहने से उन से सुखी दुखी कोई नहीं होता.

When one attains knowledge of the self, the sanchit karma which takes shelter of ignorance is destroyed. A body made of destiny (praarabdha karma) is seen. But due to lack of capability, new karmas are not created from it. By the influence of destiny, one may attain favorable or unfavorable situations - but since the enjoying propensity is absent, one does not become happy or sad.

Verse 5.5:

यत्सां‍ख्यै: प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते ।
एकं सां‍ख्यं च योगं च य: पश्यति स पश्यति ॥ ५ ॥

yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate
ekaṁ sāṅkhyaṁ ca yogaṁ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati

किसी भी साधन की पूर्णता होने पर जीने की इच्छा , मरने का भय, पाने की लालच और करने का राग ये चारों सर्वथा मिट जाते है

The desire to live, fear of death, greed to get and passion to do - all gets vanquished when the means is fulfilled.

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 & Sudarshana devi dasi