TEXT 11

Devanagari

न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषत: ।
यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते ॥ ११ ॥

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Tekst

na hi deha-bhṛtā śakyaṁ
tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśeṣataḥ
yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī
sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate

Synonyms

na — never; hi — certainly; deha-bhṛtā — by the embodied; śakyam — is possible; tyaktum — to be renounced; karmāṇi — activities; aśeṣataḥ — altogether; yaḥ — anyone who; tu — but; karma — of work; phala — of the result; tyāgī — the renouncer; saḥ — he; tyāgī — the renouncer; iti — thus; abhidhīyate — is said.

na — aldrig; hi — afgjort; deha-bhṛtā — af den legemliggjorte; śakyam — er muligt; tyaktum — at blive forsaget; karmāṇi — aktiviteter; aśeṣataḥ — helt; yaḥ — enhver, der; tu — men; karma — af arbejdets; phala — resultat; tyāgī — forsageren; saḥ — han; tyāgī — forsageren; iti — således; abhidhīyate — kaldes.

Translation

It is indeed impossible for an embodied being to give up all activities. But he who renounces the fruits of action is called one who has truly renounced.

Det er så afgjort umuligt for et legemliggjort væsen at opgive alle handlinger. Men den, der forsager sine handlingers frugter, kan siges virkelig at have forsaget.

Purport

It is said in Bhagavad-gītā that one can never give up work at any time. Therefore he who works for Kṛṣṇa and does not enjoy the fruitive results, who offers everything to Kṛṣṇa, is actually a renouncer. There are many members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness who work very hard in their office or in the factory or some other place, and whatever they earn they give to the Society. Such highly elevated souls are actually sannyāsīs and are situated in the renounced order of life. It is clearly outlined here how to renounce the fruits of work and for what purpose fruits should be renounced.

FORKLARING: Der står i Bhagavad-gītā (3.5), at man aldrig nogensinde kan undgå at handle. Den, der arbejder for Kṛṣṇa og ikke er ude efter at nyde resultatet, men ofrer alt til Kṛṣṇa, er derfor den virkelige forsager. Mange medlemmer af Det Internationale Samfund for Kṛṣṇa- bevidsthed arbejder hårdt på deres kontor, fabrik eller et andet sted og giver alt, de tjener, til Samfundet. Den slags store, ophøjede sjæle er virkelige sannyāsīer og befinder sig i forsagelsens orden. Her bliver det klart skitseret, hvordan man forsager sit arbejdes frugter, og for hvilket formål, man skal forsage frugterne.