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TEXT 21

TEXT 21

Tekst

Text

kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛtve
hetuḥ prakṛtir ucyate
puruṣaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ
bhoktṛtve hetur ucyate
kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛtve
hetuḥ prakṛtir ucyate
puruṣaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ
bhoktṛtve hetur ucyate

Synonyms

Synonyms

kārya — tulemuse; kāraṇa — ja põhjuse; kartṛtve — loomise küsimuses; hetuḥ — instrument; prakṛtiḥ — materiaalne loodus; ucyate — öeldakse olevat; puruṣaḥ — elusolend; sukha — õnne; duḥkhānām — ja kannatuste; bhoktṛtve — naudingus; hetuḥ — instrument; ucyate — öeldakse olevat.

kārya — of effect; kāraṇa — and cause; kartṛtve — in the matter of creation; hetuḥ — the instrument; prakṛtiḥ — material nature; ucyate — is said to be; puruṣaḥ — the living entity; sukha — of happiness; duḥkhānām — and distress; bhoktṛtve — in enjoyment; hetuḥ — the instrument; ucyate — is said to be.

Translation

Translation

Öeldakse, et loodus on kõikide materiaalsete põhjuste ja tagajärgede tekitaja, samas kui elusolend on erinevate kannatuste ja naudingute põhjustaja selles maailmas.

Nature is said to be the cause of all material causes and effects, whereas the living entity is the cause of the various sufferings and enjoyments in this world.

Purport

Purport

Elusolendite erinevad kehalised ja meelelised avaldumised tulenevad materiaalsest loodusest. Eksisteerib 8,4 miljonit erinevat elu liiki ning kogu see mitmekesisus on sündinud materiaalsest loodusest. Sellise mitmekesisuse on põhjustanud elusolendite mitmesugused meelelised soovid, mis on pannud neid tahtma üht või teist keha. Kui nad asetsevad erinevates kehades, kogevad nad erinevaid naudinguid ja kannatusi. Need materiaalsed naudingud ja kannatused tulenevad kehast, mitte aga elusolendist endast. Oma algolemuslikus positsioonis on elusolend täis naudinguid, see on tema loomulik olek, ent kuna temas on tekkinud soov valitseda materiaalset loodust, on ta sattunud siia materiaalsesse maailma. Vaimses maailmas sellist võimalust ei ole. Vaimne maailm on puhas, kuid materiaalses maailmas peab igaüks rasket võitlust, saamaks erinevaid kehalisi naudinguid. Selgemini väljendudes võib öelda, et see keha on meelte tegevuse tulemus. Meeled on vahendid ihade rahuldamiseks. Materiaalne loodus on andnud meile kogu selle materiaalse keha ning selle rahuldamise instrumendid – meeled – ning nagu selgitatakse järgmises värsis, satub elusolend headesse või halbadesse olukordadesse vastavalt oma varasematele tegevustele ja soovidele. Vastavalt elusolendi tegudele ja soovidele asetab materiaalne loodus ta ühtedesse või teistesse elutingimustesse. Elusolend ise on nii oma elamistingimuste kui ka nendest tulenevate kannatuste või naudingute põhjustaja. Kui elusolend on kord juba sattunud ühte või teise materiaalsesse kehasse, satub ta materiaalse looduse kontrolli alla, sest keha, olles mateeria, toimib vastavalt materiaalse looduse seadustele, ning neid muuta ei ole elusolendi võimuses. Oletame näiteks, et elusolend on sattunud koera kehasse. Niipea kui ta on omandanud koera keha, peab ta hakkama ka koera kombel tegutsema. Ta ei saa toimida kuidagi teisiti. Ning kui elusolend on sattunud näiteks sea kehasse, siis on ta sunnitud sööma väljaheiteid ning käituma sea kombel. Ning kui elusolend on sattunud näiteks pooljumala kehasse, peab ta samuti tegutsema oma kehale vastavalt. Selline on looduse seadus. Kuid kõikidel juhtudel viibib Ülihing alati individuaalse hinge kõrval. „Vedades" („Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad" 3.1.1) kirjeldatakse seda järgmiselt: dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyaḥ. Kõigekõrgem Jumal on sedavõrd armulik iga elusolendi vastu, et Ülihinge ehk Paramātmāna saadab Ta individuaalset hinge alati ja kõikides olukordades.

The different manifestations of body and senses among the living entities are due to material nature. There are 8,400,000 different species of life, and these varieties are creations of the material nature. They arise from the different sensual pleasures of the living entity, who thus desires to live in this body or that. When he is put into different bodies, he enjoys different kinds of happiness and distress. His material happiness and distress are due to his body, and not to himself as he is. In his original state there is no doubt of enjoyment; therefore that is his real state. Because of the desire to lord it over material nature, he is in the material world. In the spiritual world there is no such thing. The spiritual world is pure, but in the material world everyone is struggling hard to acquire different kinds of pleasures for the body. It might be more clear to state that this body is the effect of the senses. The senses are instruments for gratifying desire. Now, the sum total – body and instrument senses – is offered by material nature, and as will be clear in the next verse, the living entity is blessed or damned with circumstances according to his past desire and activity. According to one’s desires and activities, material nature places one in various residential quarters. The being himself is the cause of his attaining such residential quarters and his attendant enjoyment or suffering. Once placed in some particular kind of body, he comes under the control of nature because the body, being matter, acts according to the laws of nature. At that time, the living entity has no power to change that law. Suppose an entity is put into the body of a dog. As soon as he is put into the body of a dog, he must act like a dog. He cannot act otherwise. And if the living entity is put into the body of a hog, then he is forced to eat stool and act like a hog. Similarly, if the living entity is put into the body of a demigod, he must act according to his body. This is the law of nature. But in all circumstances, the Supersoul is with the individual soul. That is explained in the Vedas (Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad 3.1.1) as follows: dvā suparṇā sayujā sakhāyaḥ. The Supreme Lord is so kind upon the living entity that He always accompanies the individual soul and in all circumstances is present as the Supersoul, or Paramātmā.