TEXT 26

Devanagari

मां च योऽव्यभिचारेण भक्तियोगेन सेवते ।
स गुणान्समतीत्यैतान्ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥ २६ ॥

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māṁ ca yo ’vyabhicāreṇa
bhakti-yogena sevate
sa guṇān samatītyaitān
brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

Synonyms

mām — unto Me; ca — also; yaḥ — a person who; avyabhicāreṇa — without fail; bhakti-yogena — by devotional service; sevate — renders service; saḥ — he; guṇān — the modes of material nature; samatītya — transcending; etān — all these; brahma-bhūyāya — elevated to the Brahman platform; kalpate — becomes.

mām — Mulle; ca — samuti; yaḥ — inimene, kes; avyabhicāreṇa — katkematu; bhakti-yogena — pühendunud teenimisega; sevate — teenib; saḥ — tema; guṇān — materiaalse looduse guṇasid; samatītya — ületades; etān — kõiki neid; brahma-bhūyāya — Brahmani tasandile ülendatud; kalpate — saab.

Translation

One who engages in full devotional service, unfailing in all circumstances, at once transcends the modes of material nature and thus comes to the level of Brahman.

See, kes rakendab end täielikult pühendunud teenimisse, langemata sellelt teelt üheski olukorras, tõuseb kohe materiaalse looduse guṇadest kõrgemale ning jõuab Brahmani tasandile.

Purport

This verse is a reply to Arjuna’s third question: What is the means of attaining to the transcendental position? As explained before, the material world is acting under the spell of the modes of material nature. One should not be disturbed by the activities of the modes of nature; instead of putting his consciousness into such activities, he may transfer his consciousness to Kṛṣṇa activities. Kṛṣṇa activities are known as bhakti-yoga – always acting for Kṛṣṇa. This includes not only Kṛṣṇa, but His different plenary expansions such as Rāma and Nārāyaṇa. He has innumerable expansions. One who is engaged in the service of any of the forms of Kṛṣṇa, or of His plenary expansions, is considered to be transcendentally situated. One should also note that all the forms of Kṛṣṇa are fully transcendental, blissful, full of knowledge and eternal. Such personalities of Godhead are omnipotent and omniscient, and they possess all transcendental qualities. So if one engages himself in the service of Kṛṣṇa or His plenary expansions with unfailing determination, although these modes of material nature are very difficult to overcome, one can overcome them easily. This has already been explained in the Seventh Chapter. One who surrenders unto Kṛṣṇa at once surmounts the influence of the modes of material nature. To be in Kṛṣṇa consciousness or in devotional service means to acquire equality with Kṛṣṇa. The Lord says that His nature is eternal, blissful and full of knowledge, and the living entities are part and parcel of the Supreme, as gold particles are part of a gold mine. Thus the living entity, in his spiritual position, is as good as gold, as good as Kṛṣṇa in quality. The difference of individuality continues, otherwise there would be no question of bhakti-yoga. Bhakti-yoga means that the Lord is there, the devotee is there, and the activity of exchange of love between the Lord and the devotee is there. Therefore the individuality of two persons is present in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the individual person, otherwise there would be no meaning to bhakti-yoga. If one is not situated in the same transcendental position with the Lord, one cannot serve the Supreme Lord. To be a personal assistant to a king, one must acquire the qualifications. Thus the qualification is to become Brahman, or freed from all material contamination. It is said in the Vedic literature, brahmaiva san brahmāpy eti. One can attain the Supreme Brahman by becoming Brahman. This means that one must qualitatively become one with Brahman. By attainment of Brahman, one does not lose his eternal Brahman identity as an individual soul.

See värss on vastus Arjuna kolmandale küsimusele: Millised on transtsendentaalsele tasandile jõudmise vahendid? Nagu eespool selgitatud, toimib materiaalne maailm materiaalse looduse guṇade mõju all. Inimene ei peaks looduse guṇade tegevustest segadusse sattuma. Selle asemel, et suunata oma teadvus sellistesse tegevustesse, võib ta selle suunata Kṛṣṇa heaks sooritatavatesse tegevustesse. Selliseid tegevusi tähistakse siinkohal sõnaga bhakti-yoga – alati Kṛṣṇa heaks tegutsemine. Seejuures ei tähenda see tingimata Kṛṣṇa heaks tegutsemist, vaid ka mõne Tema täieliku ekspansiooni nagu Rāma või Nārāyaṇa heaks tegutsemist. Kṛṣṇal on lugematu hulk ekspansioone. Inimest, kes on rakendanud end ükskõik millise Kṛṣṇa kehastuse või täieliku ekspansiooni teenimisse, tuleb pidada transtsendentaalsel tasandil asetsevaks. On seejuures tähelepanuväärne, et kõik Kṛṣṇa kehastused on täielikult transtsendentaalsed, igavesed ning täis õndsust ja teadmisi. Sellised Jumala isiksused on kõikvõimsad ja kõiketeadvad ning nad omavad kõiki transtsendentaalseid omadusi. Seega, kui inimene rakendab end kõigutamatu sihikindlusega Kṛṣṇa või mõne Tema täieliku ekspansiooni teenimisse, tõuseb ta kergesti kõrgemale kõikidest materiaalse looduse guṇadest, mille ületamine on muidu ülimalt raske. Seda selgitati juba eelnevalt seitsmendas peatükis. Inimene, kes alistub Kṛṣṇale, tõuseb kohe kõrgemale materiaalse looduse guṇade mõjutustest. Kṛṣṇa teadvuses viibimine ehk Kṛṣṇa pühendunud teenimine tähendab Kṛṣṇaga samaste omaduste omandamist. Jumal ütleb, et Tema loodus on igavene, täis õndsust ja teadmisi, ning et elusolendid on Tema lahutamatud osakesed, nii nagu kullatükikesed on osakesed kullamaagist. Seega on vaimsel tasandil viibides elusolend kullaga – Kṛṣṇaga – samaste omadustega. Kṛṣṇa ja kõik elusolendid on eraldi isiksused ning see isiksuslikkus ei kao kunagi, vastasel juhul ei saaks me rääkida bhakti-joogast. Bhakti-jooga tähendab seda, et eksisteerib Jumal, eksisteerib pühendunu ning eksisteerib Jumala ja pühendunu vaheline vastastikune armastus. Jumala Kõrgeim Isiksus ja individuaalne isiksus on seega kaks erinevat isiksust, muidu poleks väljendil bhakti-jooga mingit tähendust. Kui inimene pole tõusnud Jumalaga samale transtsendentaalsele tasandile, ei saa ta ka Kõigekõrgemat Jumalat teenida. Et olla kuninga abiline, peab inimene omama teatud omadusi. Jumala teenimiseks tuleb seega saada Brahmaniks, vabaks kogu materiaalsest saastast. Vedakirjanduses öeldakse: brahmaiva san brahmāpy eti. Elusolend võib jõuda Kõigekõrgema Brahmanini, saades Brahmaniks. See tähendab, et elusolend peab omandama Kõigekõrgema Brahmaniga samased omadused. Kõigekõrgema Brahmanini jõudmine ei tähenda aga seejuures seda, nagu kaotaks elusolend seejärel oma igavese Brahmani identiteedi individuaalse hingena.