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TEXT 25

TEXT 25

Devanagari

Devanagari

सक्ताः कर्मण्यविद्वांसो यथा कुर्वन्ति भारत ।
कुर्याद्विद्वांस्तथासक्तश्चिकीर्षुर्लोकसङ्‍‍ग्रहम् ॥ २५ ॥

Text

Texte

saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṁso
yathā kurvanti bhārata
kuryād vidvāṁs tathāsaktaś
cikīrṣur loka-saṅgraham
saktāḥ karmaṇy avidvāṁso
yathā kurvanti bhārata
kuryād vidvāṁs tathāsaktaś
cikīrṣur loka-saṅgraham

Synonyms

Synonyms

saktāḥ — being attached; karmaṇi — in prescribed duties; avidvāṁsaḥ — the ignorant; yathā — as much as; kurvanti — they do; bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; kuryāt — must do; vidvān — the learned; tathā — thus; asaktaḥ — without attachment; cikīrṣuḥ — desiring to lead; loka-saṅgraham — the people in general.

saktāḥ: étant attachés; karmaṇi: les devoirs prescrits; avidvāṁsaḥ: les ignorants; yathā: de même que; kurvanti: ils font; bhārata: ô descendant de Bharata; kuryāt: doivent faire; vidvān: les sages; tathā: ainsi; asaktaḥ: sans attachement; cikīrṣuḥ: désirant guider; loka-saṅgraham: la masse des gens.

Translation

Translation

As the ignorant perform their duties with attachment to results, the learned may similarly act, but without attachment, for the sake of leading people on the right path.

Les ignorants suivent leur devoir en s’attachant aux fruits de leurs actes, alors que les hommes éclairés, ô descendant de Bharata, s’en acquittent sans attachement, dans le dessein de guider le peuple sur la voie juste.

Purport

Purport

A person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and a person not in Kṛṣṇa consciousness are differentiated by different desires. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person does not do anything which is not conducive to development of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. He may even act exactly like the ignorant person, who is too much attached to material activities, but one is engaged in such activities for the satisfaction of his sense gratification, whereas the other is engaged for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, the Kṛṣṇa conscious person is required to show the people how to act and how to engage the results of action for the purpose of Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Une personne consciente de Kṛṣṇa se distingue de celles qui ne le sont pas par des désirs différents. Le dévot ne fait rien qui ne favorise le développement de la conscience de Kṛṣṇa. Il se peut qu’en apparence il agisse comme l’ignorant, comme l’homme trop attaché aux activités matérielles, mais ce dernier n’agit que pour satisfaire ses sens quand le dévot n’agit que pour plaire à Kṛṣṇa. Il revient donc aux hommes conscients de Kṛṣṇa de montrer aux autres comment agir et comment utiliser les fruits de leurs actes au service du Seigneur.