Friday, December 11, 2020

Gita shloka 3.31: ONE WHO EXECUTES HIS DUTIES ACCORDING TO LORD BECOMES FREE FROM THE BONDAGE OF FRUITIVE ACTIONS, 5th July

Gita shloka 3.31: ONE WHO EXECUTES HIS DUTIES ACCORDING TO LORD BECOMES FREE FROM THE BONDAGE OF FRUITIVE ACTIONS,  5th  July 


TRANSLATION
ONE WHO EXECUTES HIS DUTIES ACCORDING TO MY INJUNCTIONS AND WHO FOLLOWS THIS TEACHING FAITHFULLY, WITHOUT ENVY, BECOMES FREE FROM THE BONDAGE OF FRUITIVE ACTIONS.

PURPORT
The injunction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Krsna, is the essence of all Vedic wisdom, and therefore is eternally true without exception.

As the Vedas are eternal, so this truth of Krsna consciousness is also eternal.

One should have firm faith in this injunction, without envying the Lord.

There are many philosophers who write comments on the Bhagavad-gita but have no faith in Krsna.

They will never be liberated from the bondage of fruitive action.
But an ordinary man with firm faith in the eternal injunctions of the Lord, even though unable to execute such orders, becomes liberated from the bondage of the law of karma.

In the beginning of Krsna consciousness, one may not fully discharge the injunctions of the Lord, but because one is not resentful of this principle and works sincerely without consideration of defeat and hopelessness, he will surely be promoted to the stage of pure Krsna consciousness.

And when one acts in such Krsna consciousness, certainly he does not claim proprietorship over anything.

THIS CONSCIOUSNESS IS CALLED NIRMAMA, OR NOTHING IS MINE.

And, if there is any reluctance to execute such a stern order which is without consideration of so-called kinsmen in the bodily relationship, that reluctance should be thrown off; in this way one may become vigata-jvara, or without feverish mentality or lethargy.

Everyone, according to his quality and position, has a particular type of work to discharge, and all such duties may be discharged in Krsna consciousness, as described above.

That will lead one to the path of liberation.