TEXT 7

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yoga-yukto viśuddhātmā
vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ
sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtātmā
kurvann api na lipyate

Synonyms

yoga-yuktaḥ — engageret i hengiven tjeneste; viśuddha-ātmā — en renset sjæl; vijita-ātmā — selvbehersket; jita-indriyaḥ — der har overvundet sanserne; sarva-bhūta — over for alle levende væsener; ātma-bhūta-ātmā — medfølende; kurvan api — selv om han er engageret i arbejde; na — aldrig; lipyate — indvikles.

yoga-yuktaḥ — engaged in devotional service; viśuddha-ātmā — a purified soul; vijita-ātmā — self-controlled; jita-indriyaḥ — having conquered the senses; sarva-bhūta — to all living entities; ātma-bhūta-ātmā — compassionate; kurvan api — although engaged in work; na — never; lipyate — is entangled.

Translation

Den, der arbejder i hengivenhed og er en ren sjæl, der behersker sit sind og sine sanser, er afholdt af alle, og alle er ham kær. Skønt altid aktiv indvikles en sådan person aldrig.

One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him. Though always working, such a man is never entangled.

Purport

FORKLARING: Den, der igennem Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed befinder sig på befrielsens vej, er yderst afholdt af alle levende væsener, og han holder også selv af alle levende væsener. Det skyldes hans Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. En sådan person kan ikke se noget levende væsen som forskelligt fra Kṛṣṇa, ligesom man ikke ser bladene og grenene på et træ som forskellige fra træet. Han er udmærket klar over, at ved at hælde vand på træets rod vil vandet blive fordelt til alle bladene og grenene, eller ved at give maven mad bliver næringen automatisk fordelt til hele kroppen. Eftersom den, der handler i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, er alles tjener, er han vellidt af alle. Og fordi alle er tilfredse med hans virke, er hans bevidsthed ren. Eftersom hans bevidsthed er ren, er hans sind helt under kontrol, og da hans sind er behersket, er hans sanser også beherskede. Fordi hans sind altid er fæstnet på Kṛṣṇa, er der ingen fare for, at han afviger fra Kṛṣṇa. Lige så lidt er der nogen chance for, at han vil involvere sine sanser i andet end Herrens tjeneste. Han bryder sig ikke om at lytte til andet end ting, der har med Kṛṣṇa at gøre. Han kan ikke lide at spise noget, der ikke er ofret til Kṛṣṇa, og han tager ikke gerne nogen steder hen, hvis Kṛṣṇa ikke er involveret. Derfor er hans sanser under kontrol. Et menneske med beherskede sanser gør ingen fortræd. Så kan man spørge: “Hvorfor var Arjuna da voldelig (i kamp) mod andre? Var han ikke Kṛṣṇa-bevidst?” Jo, det var han, for Arjuna var kun voldelig mod andre overfladisk betragtet, for som allerede forklaret i kapitel 2 ville alle de forsamlede personer på slagmarken fortsætte med deres individuelle eksistens, eftersom sjælen ikke kan slås ihjel. Så åndeligt set blev ingen dræbt på Kurukṣetras slagmark. Det var udelukkende deres ydre klædning, der blev udskiftet på ordre fra Kṛṣṇa, der personligt var til stede. Selv om Arjuna således tilsyneladende kæmpede på Kurukṣetras slagmark, gjorde han det i virkeligheden slet ikke. Han udførte blot Kṛṣṇas ordrer i fuld Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. En sådan person indvikles aldrig i arbejdets reaktioner.

One who is on the path of liberation by Kṛṣṇa consciousness is very dear to every living being, and every living being is dear to him. This is due to his Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Such a person cannot think of any living being as separate from Kṛṣṇa, just as the leaves and branches of a tree are not separate from the tree. He knows very well that by pouring water on the root of the tree, the water will be distributed to all the leaves and branches, or by supplying food to the stomach, the energy is automatically distributed throughout the body. Because one who works in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is servant to all, he is very dear to everyone. And because everyone is satisfied by his work, he is pure in consciousness. Because he is pure in consciousness, his mind is completely controlled. And because his mind is controlled, his senses are also controlled. Because his mind is always fixed on Kṛṣṇa, there is no chance of his being deviated from Kṛṣṇa. Nor is there a chance that he will engage his senses in matters other than the service of the Lord. He does not like to hear anything except topics relating to Kṛṣṇa; he does not like to eat anything which is not offered to Kṛṣṇa; and he does not wish to go anywhere if Kṛṣṇa is not involved. Therefore, his senses are controlled. A man of controlled senses cannot be offensive to anyone. One may ask, “Why then was Arjuna offensive (in battle) to others? Wasn’t he in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?” Arjuna was only superficially offensive because (as has already been explained in the Second Chapter) all the assembled persons on the battlefield would continue to live individually, as the soul cannot be slain. So, spiritually, no one was killed on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Only their dresses were changed by the order of Kṛṣṇa, who was personally present. Therefore Arjuna, while fighting on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, was not really fighting at all; he was simply carrying out the orders of Kṛṣṇa in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Such a person is never entangled in the reactions of work.