TEXT 57

Devanagari

चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि सन्न्यस्य मत्पर: ।
बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्च‍ित्त: सततं भव ॥ ५७ ॥

Text

Tekst

cetasā sarva-karmāṇi
mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥ
buddhi-yogam upāśritya
mac-cittaḥ satataṁ bhava

Synonyms

cetasā — by intelligence; sarva-karmāṇi — all kinds of activities; mayi — unto Me; sannyasya — giving up; mat-paraḥ — under My protection; buddhi-yogam — devotional activities; upāśritya — taking shelter of; mat-cittaḥ — in consciousness of Me; satatam — twenty-four hours a day; bhava — just become.

cetasā — gennem intelligens; sarva-karmāṇi — alle slags aktiviteter; mayi — til Mig; sannyasya — idet du overgiver; mat-paraḥ — under Min beskyttelse; buddhi-yogam — hengivne aktiviteter; upāśritya — idet du søger tilflugt i; mat-cittaḥ — i bevidsthed om Mig; satatam — døgnet rundt; bhava — vær blot.

Translation

In all activities just depend upon Me and work always under My protection. In such devotional service, be fully conscious of Me.

Blot afhæng af Mig i alle aktiviteter og arbejd altid under Min beskyttelse. Vær i en sådan hengiven tjeneste helt bevidst om Mig.

Purport

When one acts in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he does not act as the master of the world. Just like a servant, one should act fully under the direction of the Supreme Lord. A servant has no individual independence. He acts only on the order of the master. A servant acting on behalf of the supreme master is unaffected by profit and loss. He simply discharges his duty faithfully in terms of the order of the Lord. Now, one may argue that Arjuna was acting under the personal direction of Kṛṣṇa but when Kṛṣṇa is not present how should one act? If one acts according to the direction of Kṛṣṇa in this book, as well as under the guidance of the representative of Kṛṣṇa, then the result will be the same. The Sanskrit word mat-paraḥ is very important in this verse. It indicates that one has no goal in life save and except acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness just to satisfy Kṛṣṇa. And while working in that way, one should think of Kṛṣṇa only: “I have been appointed to discharge this particular duty by Kṛṣṇa.” While acting in such a way, one naturally has to think of Kṛṣṇa. This is perfect Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One should, however, note that after doing something whimsically he should not offer the result to the Supreme Lord. That sort of duty is not in the devotional service of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One should act according to the order of Kṛṣṇa. This is a very important point. That order of Kṛṣṇa comes through disciplic succession from the bona fide spiritual master. Therefore the spiritual master’s order should be taken as the prime duty of life. If one gets a bona fide spiritual master and acts according to his direction, then one’s perfection of life in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is guaranteed.

FORKLARING: Når man handler i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, opfører man sig ikke som verdens hersker. Ligesom en tjener bør man handle helt under den Højeste Herres ledelse. En tjener har ingen personlig frihed. Han handler kun på sin herres ordre. En tjener, der handler på den Højeste Herres vegne, er ikke påvirket af tab eller vinding. Han udfører slet og ret trofast sin pligt i overensstemmelse med Herrens ordre. Her kan man indvende, at Arjuna handlede under Kṛṣṇas personlige vejledning, men hvordan skal man handle, når Kṛṣṇa ikke personligt er til stede? Hvis man handler i henhold til Kṛṣṇas retningslinjer i denne bog såvel som under vejledning af Kṛṣṇas repræsentant, er resultatet det samme. I dette vers har sanskritordet mat-paraḥ stor betydning. Det angiver, at man ikke har andet mål i livet end at handle i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed udelukkende for at tilfredsstille Kṛṣṇa. Og når man handler på den måde, skal man kun tænke på Kṛṣṇa: “Jeg er blevet sat til at gøre denne særlige pligt af Kṛṣṇa.” Når man handler på den måde, er man helt naturligt nødt til at tænke på Kṛṣṇa. Dette er perfekt Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. Man bør imidlertid bide mærke i, at efter at have gjort noget efter eget indfald kan man ikke ofre resultatet til den Højeste Herre. Den slags pligt er ikke hengiven tjeneste i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. Man skal handle ifølge Kṛṣṇas ordre. Dette er en meget vigtig pointe. Kṛṣṇas ordre kommer til os gennem discipelrækken fra den ægte åndelige mester. Derfor skal den åndelige mesters ordre tages som den vigtigste pligt i livet. Hvis man får en ægte åndelig mester og handler ifølge hans retningslinjer, er man garanteret fuldendelse i livet i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed.