TEXT 41

Devanagari

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरूनन्दन ।
बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

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Tekst

vyavasāyātmikā buddhir
ekeha kuru-nandana
bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca
buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām

Synonyms

vyavasāya-ātmikā — resolute in Kṛṣṇa consciousness; buddhiḥ — intelligence; ekā — only one; iha — in this world; kuru-nandana — O beloved child of the Kurus; bahu-śākhāḥ — having various branches; hi — indeed; anantāḥ — unlimited; ca — also; buddhayaḥ — intelligence; avyavasāyinām — of those who are not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

vyavasāya-ātmikā — beslutsom i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed; buddhiḥ — intelligens; ekā — kun én; iha — i denne verden; kuru-nandana — O Kuruernes elskede barn; bahu-śākhāḥ — med mange grene; hi — sandelig; anantāḥ — ubegrænsede; ca — også; buddhayaḥ — intelligenserne; avyavasāyinām — for dem, der ikke er Kṛṣṇa-bevidste.

Translation

Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched.

De, der følger denne vej, er resolutte i deres forsæt, og deres mål er ét. O du Kuruernes elskede barn, intelligensen hos dem, der er ubeslutsomme, har mange grene.

Purport

A strong faith that by Kṛṣṇa consciousness one will be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called vyavasāyātmikā intelligence. The Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 22.62) states:

FORKLARING: En stærk tro på, at Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed kan ophøje én til den højeste fuldkommenhed i livet, kaldes vyavasāyātmikā-intelligens. Ifølge Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 22.62):

‘śraddhā’-śabde – viśvāsa kahe sudṛḍha niścaya
kṛṣṇe bhakti kaile sarva-karma kṛta haya

Faith means unflinching trust in something sublime. When one is engaged in the duties of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he need not act in relationship to the material world with obligations to family traditions, humanity or nationality. Fruitive activities are the engagements of one’s reactions from past good or bad deeds. When one is awake in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he need no longer endeavor for good results in his activities. When one is situated in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no longer subject to dualities like good and bad. The highest perfection of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is renunciation of the material conception of life. This state is automatically achieved by progressive Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Tro betyder urokkelig tillid til noget ophøjet. Når man er engageret i Kṛṣṇa-bevidste pligter, behøver man ikke at handle i forhold til den materielle verden med forpligtelser over for familietradition, menneskehed eller nationalitet. Frugtstræbende handlinger er videreførelsen af ens reaktioner fra tidligere gode og dårlige handlinger. Når man er vågen i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, behøver man ikke længere at stræbe efter gode resultater i sine handlinger. Når man er i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, er alle handlinger på det absolutte plan, for de er ikke længere underlagt dualiteter som godt og dårligt. Den højeste perfektion i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed er opgivelse af den materielle livsopfattelse. Dette stadie opnås automatisk gennem fremskridt i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed.

The resolute purpose of a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is based on knowledge. Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ: a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the rare good soul who knows perfectly that Vāsudeva, or Kṛṣṇa, is the root of all manifested causes. As by watering the root of a tree one automatically distributes water to the leaves and branches, so by acting in Kṛṣṇa consciousness one can render the highest service to everyone – namely self, family, society, country, humanity, etc. If Kṛṣṇa is satisfied by one’s actions, then everyone will be satisfied.

Det resolutte forsæt hos en person i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed er baseret på viden. Vāsudevaḥ sarvam iti, sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ (Bg. 7.19): En person i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed er den sjældne gode sjæl, der er helt klar over, at Vāsudeva eller Kṛṣṇa er ophav til alle manifesterede årsager. Ligesom man ved at vande træets rod automatisk fordeler vandet til bladene og grenene, kan man ved at handle i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed give den største tjeneste til alle, nemlig ens eget selv, familie, samfund, nation, menneskeheden osv. Hvis Kṛṣṇa er tilfreds med ens handlinger, vil alle blive tilfredse.

Service in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is, however, best practiced under the able guidance of a spiritual master who is a bona fide representative of Kṛṣṇa, who knows the nature of the student and who can guide him to act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. As such, to be well versed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness one has to act firmly and obey the representative of Kṛṣṇa, and one should accept the instruction of the bona fide spiritual master as one’s mission in life. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual master, as follows:

Tjeneste i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed foregår dog bedst under den kyndige vejledning af en åndelig mester, der er Kṛṣṇas ægte repræsentant, som kender sin elevs natur, og som kan vejlede ham til at handle i Kṛṣṇa- bevidsthed. For at blive velbevandret i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed må man således handle med beslutsomhed og adlyde Kṛṣṇas repræsentant, og man skal acceptere den ægte åndelige mesters instruktion som sin mission i livet. Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura instruerer os i sine berømte bønner til den åndelige mester som følger (Gurvaṣṭakam 8):

yasya prasādād bhagavat-prasādo
yasyāprasādān na gatiḥ kuto ’pi
dhyāyan stuvaṁs tasya yaśas tri-sandhyaṁ
vande guroḥ śrī-caraṇāravindam

“By satisfaction of the spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes satisfied. And by not satisfying the spiritual master, there is no chance of being promoted to the plane of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. I should, therefore, meditate and pray for his mercy three times a day, and offer my respectful obeisances unto him, my spiritual master.”

“Ved at tilfredsstille den åndelige mester bliver Guddommens Højeste Personlighed tilfreds. Og hvis vi ikke tilfredsstiller den åndelige mester, er det umuligt at blive forfremmet til niveauet af Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. Jeg bør derfor meditere på ham og bede om hans nåde tre gange dagligt og frembære mine respektfulde hyldester til ham, min åndelige mester.”

The whole process, however, depends on perfect knowledge of the soul beyond the conception of the body – not theoretically but practically, when there is no longer a chance for sense gratification manifested in fruitive activities. One who is not firmly fixed in mind is diverted by various types of fruitive acts.

Hele processen er imidlertid afhængig af perfekt viden om sjælen hinsides den kropslige forestilling, ikke blot teoretisk, men i praksis, hvor der ikke længere er nogen mulighed for sansenydelse, der giver sig udslag i frugtstræbende handlinger. Den, der ikke er fast forankret i sindet, afledes af forskellige former for frugtstræbende handlinger.