TEXT 19

Devanagari

यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसंकल्पवर्जिताः ।
ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं तमाहुः पण्डितं बुधाः ॥ १९ ॥

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yasya sarve samārambhāḥ
kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥ
jñānāgni-dagdha-karmāṇaṁ
tam āhuḥ paṇḍitaṁ budhāḥ

Synonyms

yasya — one whose; sarve — all sorts of; samārambhāḥ — attempts; kāma — based on desire for sense gratification; saṅkalpa — determination; varjitāḥ — are devoid of; jñāna — of perfect knowledge; agni — by the fire; dagdha — burned; karmāṇam — whose work; tam — him; āhuḥ — declare; paṇḍitam — learned; budhāḥ — those who know.

yasya: celui dont; sarve: tous les; samārambhāḥ: efforts; kāma: fondés sur le désir de satisfaire les sens; saṅkalpa: détermination; varjitāḥ: sont dénués de; jñāna: de la connaissance parfaite; agni: par le feu; dagdha: brûlées par; karmāṇam: dont les actions; tam: lui; āhuḥ: déclarent; paṇḍitam: érudits; budhāḥ: ceux qui savent.

Translation

One is understood to be in full knowledge whose every endeavor is devoid of desire for sense gratification. He is said by sages to be a worker for whom the reactions of work have been burned up by the fire of perfect knowledge.

Celui qui agit sans aucun désir de jouissance matérielle possède la pleine connaissance. Les sages affirment que le feu du parfait savoir a réduit en cendres les conséquences de ses actes.

Purport

Only a person in full knowledge can understand the activities of a person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Because the person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is devoid of all kinds of sense-gratificatory propensities, it is to be understood that he has burned up the reactions of his work by perfect knowledge of his constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is actually learned who has attained to such perfection of knowledge. Development of this knowledge of eternal servitorship to the Lord is compared to fire. Such a fire, once kindled, can burn up all kinds of reactions to work.

Pour comprendre les actes d’une personne consciente de Kṛṣṇa, il faut posséder soi-même la connaissance totale. Le fait qu’un homme conscient de Kṛṣṇa échappe à l’attrait des plaisirs matériels prouve bien que le feu de la parfaite connaissance de sa condition éternelle de serviteur de Dieu a réduit en cendres les répercussions de ses actes. On pourrait comparer son savoir à un feu qui aurait le pouvoir de consumer toutes les conséquences matérielles de ses actes.