Chapter 3. Karma-yoga
TEXT 1
arjuna uvaca
jyayasi cet karmanas te
mata buddhir janardana
tat kim karmani ghore mam
niyojayasi kesava
jyayasi cet karmanas te
mata buddhir janardana
tat kim karmani ghore mam
niyojayasi kesava
SYNONYMS
arjunah--Arjuna; uvaca--said; jyayasi--speaking very
highly; cet--although; karmanah--than fruitive
action; te--Your; mata--opinion;buddhih--intelligence; janardana--O Krsna; tat--therefore; kim--why;karmani--in
action; ghore--ghastly; mam--me; niyojayasi--engaging me;kesava--O
Krsna.
TRANSLATION
Arjuna
said: O Janardana, O Kesava, why do You urge me to engage in this ghastly
warfare, if You think that intelligence is better than fruitive work?
PURPORT
The Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krsna has
very elaborately described the constitution of the soul in the previous
chapter, with a view to deliver His intimate friend Arjuna from the ocean of
material grief. And the path of realization has been recommended: buddhi-yoga, or
Krsna consciousness. Sometimes Krsna consciousness is misunderstood to be
inertia, and one with such a misunderstanding often withdraws to a secluded
place to become fully Krsna conscious by chanting the holy name of Lord Krsna.
But without being trained in the philosophy of Krsna consciousness, it is not
advisable to chant the holy name of Krsna in a secluded place, where one may
acquire only cheap adoration from the innocent public. Arjuna also thought of
Krsna consciousness or buddhi-yoga, or intelligence in spiritual
advancement of knowledge, as something like retirement from active life and the
practice of penance and austerity at a secluded place. In other words, he
wanted to skillfully avoid the fighting by using Krsna consciousness as an
excuse. But as a sincere student, he placed the matter before his master and
questioned Krsna as to his best course of action. In answer, Lord Krsna
elaborately explained karma-yoga, or work in Krsna consciousness, in
this Third Chapter.
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