TEXT 7

Devanagari

योगयुक्तो विश‍ुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रिय: ।
सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥ ७ ॥

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yoga-yukto viśuddhātmā
vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ
sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtātmā
kurvann api na lipyate

Synonyms

yoga-yuktaḥ — engaged in devotional service; viśuddha-ātmā — a purified soul; vijita-ātmā — self-controlled; jita-indriyaḥ — having conquered the senses; sarva-bhūta — to all living entities; ātma-bhūta-ātmā — compassionate; kurvan api — although engaged in work; na — never; lipyate — is entangled.

yoga-yuktaḥ: engagé dans le service de dévotion; viśuddha-ātmā: une âme purifiée; vijita-ātmā: maître de soi; jita-indriyaḥ: ayant vaincu les sens; sarva-bhūta: envers tous les êtres; ātma-bhūta-ātmā: compatissant; kurvan api: bien qu’il agisse; na: jamais; lipyate: n’est enchaîné.

Translation

One who works in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him. Though always working, such a man is never entangled.

Celui qui est une âme pure, qui œuvre avec dévotion et maîtrise ses sens et son mental, aime tout le monde et est aimé de tous. Bien que toujours actif, jamais ses actes ne le lient.

Purport

One who is on the path of liberation by Kṛṣṇa consciousness is very dear to every living being, and every living being is dear to him. This is due to his Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Such a person cannot think of any living being as separate from Kṛṣṇa, just as the leaves and branches of a tree are not separate from the tree. He knows very well that by pouring water on the root of the tree, the water will be distributed to all the leaves and branches, or by supplying food to the stomach, the energy is automatically distributed throughout the body. Because one who works in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is servant to all, he is very dear to everyone. And because everyone is satisfied by his work, he is pure in consciousness. Because he is pure in consciousness, his mind is completely controlled. And because his mind is controlled, his senses are also controlled. Because his mind is always fixed on Kṛṣṇa, there is no chance of his being deviated from Kṛṣṇa. Nor is there a chance that he will engage his senses in matters other than the service of the Lord. He does not like to hear anything except topics relating to Kṛṣṇa; he does not like to eat anything which is not offered to Kṛṣṇa; and he does not wish to go anywhere if Kṛṣṇa is not involved. Therefore, his senses are controlled. A man of controlled senses cannot be offensive to anyone. One may ask, “Why then was Arjuna offensive (in battle) to others? Wasn’t he in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?” Arjuna was only superficially offensive because (as has already been explained in the Second Chapter) all the assembled persons on the battlefield would continue to live individually, as the soul cannot be slain. So, spiritually, no one was killed on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. Only their dresses were changed by the order of Kṛṣṇa, who was personally present. Therefore Arjuna, while fighting on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra, was not really fighting at all; he was simply carrying out the orders of Kṛṣṇa in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Such a person is never entangled in the reactions of work.

Celui qui suit le sentier de la libération par la voie de la conscience de Kṛṣṇa est aimé de tous les êtres et tous lui sont chers. Le dévot voit tous les êtres en relation avec Dieu à la manière de branches et de feuilles qui ne sauraient exister indépendamment d’un arbre. Il sait que si l’on arrose les racines d’un arbre, l’eau va nourrir toutes les branches et toutes les feuilles; que si on alimente l’estomac, l’énergie sera distribuée à toutes les parties du corps. De même, en agissant pour le plaisir de Kṛṣṇa, il sert tous les êtres et leur devient très cher. Sa conscience est pure parce qu’il comble tous les êtres et, de ce fait, il est parfaitement maître de son mental. Et parce qu’il est maître de son mental, il est maître de ses sens. Comme son mental s’absorbe constamment dans la pensée de Kṛṣṇa, il ne risque pas de s’éloigner de Lui, ni d’user de ses sens autrement que pour Le servir. Il n’aime entendre que ce qui se rapporte à Kṛṣṇa, ne veut manger que la nourriture offerte à Kṛṣṇa et ne désire aller nulle part où l’on ne puisse Le servir. Aussi peut-on dire qu’il maîtrise ses sens. Or, quiconque maîtrise ses sens ne cause jamais de tort à personne.

On pourrait alors se demander pourquoi Arjuna, qui est conscient de Kṛṣṇa, use de violence sur le champ de bataille. Mais comme l’a fort justement expliqué le deuxième chapitre, c’est en apparence seulement qu’Arjuna porte préjudice à autrui. Puisqu’on ne peut détruire l’âme spirituelle, tous les hommes qui s’apprêtent à combattre préserveront leur individualité après l’anéantissement de leur corps. Du strict point de vue spirituel, personne ne va mourir sur le champ de bataille de Kurukṣetra. Seul changera, selon le désir du Seigneur présent en personne, le « vêtement » des combattants, leur corps matériel. Arjuna ne va donc pas vraiment combattre. Il va simplement, en pleine conscience de Kṛṣṇa, suivre les instructions du Seigneur. Celui qui agit ainsi ne s’empêtre jamais dans les rets du karma.