TEXT 18

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karmaṇy akarma yaḥ paśyed
akarmaṇi ca karma yaḥ
sa buddhimān manuṣyeṣu
sa yuktaḥ kṛtsna-karma-kṛt

Synonyms

karmaṇi — i handling; akarma — uvirksomhed; yaḥ — den, der; paśyet — ser; akarmaṇi — i uvirksomhed; ca — også; karma — frugtstræbende handling; yaḥ — den, der; saḥ — han; buddhi-mān — er intelligent; manuṣyeṣu — i menneskesamfundet; saḥ — han; yuktaḥ — er i den transcendentale position; kṛtsna-karma-kṛt — selv om han er beskæftiget med alle ting.

karmaṇi — in action; akarma — inaction; yaḥ — one who; paśyet — observes; akarmaṇi — in inaction; ca — also; karma — fruitive action; yaḥ — one who; saḥ — he; buddhi-mān — is intelligent; manuṣyeṣu — in human society; saḥ — he; yuktaḥ — is in the transcendental position; kṛtsna-karma-kṛt — although engaged in all activities.

Translation

Den, der ser uvirksomhed i handling og handling i uvirksomhed, er intelligent blandt mennesker, og han er i den transcendentale position, selv om han er beskæftiget med alle mulige ting.

One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities.

Purport

FORKLARING: En person, der handler i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, er naturligt fri for karmas lænker. Han gør alle sine handlinger for Kṛṣṇa. Således hverken nyder eller lider han under virkningerne af sine handlinger. Han er som følge deraf intelligent i menneskesamfundet, selv om han er involveret i alle mulige ting for Kṛṣṇas skyld. Akarma vil sige uden reaktion på handling. Upersonalisterne afholder sig fra frugtstræbende handlinger af frygt for, at de resulterende reaktioner skal være til hindring på selverkendelsens vej, men personalisten kender meget vel sin plads som Guddommens Højeste Personligheds evige tjener. Derfor engagerer han sig i Kṛṣṇa-bevidste aktiviteter. Eftersom alt bliver gjort for Kṛṣṇa, nyder han ikke andet end transcendental lykke ved at gøre denne tjeneste. De, der er engagerede i denne proces, er kendt for at være uden begær efter personlig sansetilfredsstillelse. Bevidstheden om, at man er Kṛṣṇas evige tjener, gør én immun over for alle slags reaktioner på handling.

A person acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is naturally free from the bonds of karma. His activities are all performed for Kṛṣṇa; therefore he does not enjoy or suffer any of the effects of work. Consequently he is intelligent in human society, even though he is engaged in all sorts of activities for Kṛṣṇa. Akarma means without reaction to work. The impersonalist ceases fruitive activities out of fear, so that the resultant action may not be a stumbling block on the path of self-realization, but the personalist knows rightly his position as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore he engages himself in the activities of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because everything is done for Kṛṣṇa, he enjoys only transcendental happiness in the discharge of this service. Those who are engaged in this process are known to be without desire for personal sense gratification. The sense of eternal servitorship to Kṛṣṇa makes one immune to all sorts of reactionary elements of work.