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TEXT 33

TEXT 33

Devanagari

Devanagari

सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि ।
प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥ ३३ ॥

Text

Texte

sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ
prakṛter jñānavān api
prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni
nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati
sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ
prakṛter jñānavān api
prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni
nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati

Synonyms

Synonyms

sadṛśam — accordingly; ceṣṭate — tries; svasyāḥ — by his own; prakṛteḥ — modes of nature; jñāna-vān — learned; api — although; prakṛtim — nature; yānti — undergo; bhūtāni — all living entities; nigrahaḥ — repression; kim — what; kariṣyati — can do.

sadṛśam: conformément; ceṣṭate: essaie; svasyāḥ: selon ses propres; prakṛteḥ: influences matérielles; jñāna-vān: l’érudit; api: bien que; prakṛtim: la nature; yānti: subissent; bhūtāni: tous les êtres; nigrahaḥ: la répression; kim: que; kariṣyati: peut faire.

Translation

Translation

Even a man of knowledge acts according to his own nature, for everyone follows the nature he has acquired from the three modes. What can repression accomplish?

Même l’érudit agit selon sa nature propre, car chacun agit selon la nature qu’il a acquise au contact des trois guṇas. À quoi bon la refouler ?

Purport

Purport

Unless one is situated on the transcendental platform of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he cannot get free from the influence of the modes of material nature, as it is confirmed by the Lord in the Seventh Chapter (7.14). Therefore, even for the most highly educated person on the mundane plane, it is impossible to get out of the entanglement of māyā simply by theoretical knowledge, or by separating the soul from the body. There are many so-called spiritualists who outwardly pose as advanced in the science but inwardly or privately are completely under particular modes of nature which they are unable to surpass. Academically, one may be very learned, but because of his long association with material nature, he is in bondage. Kṛṣṇa consciousness helps one to get out of the material entanglement, even though one may be engaged in his prescribed duties in terms of material existence. Therefore, without being fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one should not give up his occupational duties. No one should suddenly give up his prescribed duties and become a so-called yogī or transcendentalist artificially. It is better to be situated in one’s position and to try to attain Kṛṣṇa consciousness under superior training. Thus one may be freed from the clutches of Kṛṣṇa’s māyā.

À moins de se trouver sur le plan transcendantal de la conscience de Kṛṣṇa, on ne peut s’affranchir de l’influence des trois guṇas, comme le confirme le Seigneur au verset quatorze du chapitre sept. Même les matérialistes les plus érudits se voient dans l’incapacité de sortir du labyrinthe de māyā, et ce en dépit de leur savoir théorique, de leurs efforts pour isoler l’âme du corps. Nombre de pseudo-spiritualistes prétendent posséder une connaissance très vaste, mais si l’on cherche au fond d’eux-mêmes ou dans leur vie privée, on constate qu’ils subissent totalement l’emprise des modes d’influence de la nature. Même si d’un point de vue académique, une personne est très érudite, elle n’en demeure pas moins asservie en raison de son contact prolongé avec la nature matérielle.

La conscience de Kṛṣṇa nous aide à nous défaire de l’emprise de la matière, tout en continuant à remplir les devoirs que nous impose notre vie en ce monde. C’est pour cela qu’à moins d’être pleinement conscient de Kṛṣṇa, il n’est nullement recommandé d’abandonner brusquement ses obligations pour devenir un faux yogī ou un pseudo-spiritualiste. Il vaut mieux garder son statut et s’efforcer de devenir conscient de Kṛṣṇa en recevant une formation supérieure. Ainsi se libérera-t-on des griffes de māyā.