Wishesh Magazine March 2016

Verse meaning
Work done as a sacrifice for
Viṣṇu has to be performed,
otherwise work binds one to
this material world. Therefore,
O son of Kuntī, perform
your prescribed duties for
His satisfaction, and in that
way you will always remain
unattached and free from
bondage.
Explanation
One has to work even for the
simple maintenance of the
body. Everyone in the world
is locked and bound to the
material existence by actions.
Lord Krishna states ‘yagnaartaht’,
sacrifices done for
the Supreme Lord without
expectation of reward are
exempt from bondage. Actions
should be performed in a way,
without desires, with firm faith
and dedication to the Supreme
Lord.
Lord Krishna states, muktasangah,
meaning free from
attachment. Inappropriate
are the actions that crave for
desires due to attachment.
Appropriate are the actions
that are free from desires and
attachment. All actions should
be performed as a sacrifice
to the Supreme Lord and
no sacrifice should ever be
performed with an intention for
reward.
Living entities being bound
to material nature by their
actions refers to actions which
are contrary to divinity and
righteousness as delineated
in Vedic scriptures. Instead of
working hard to acquire funds
for self gratifying endeavours,
which causes one to bound
in the material existence.
Activities performed as an
offering to the Supreme Lord
known as yagna or sacrifice
should be performed which
are not bound to the material
nature.
One who has realised the
effulgent Supreme Lord
becomes free from all
bondage. The smrti scriptures
also state that jivas, living
entities are bound by actions
and declare that all actions are
ropes of bondage. Everyone
is bound by their actions but
the actions that are prescribed
in the Vedic scriptures as an
offerring to the Supreme Lord
cause no bondage.
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