Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 8 — Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Sanskrit
नैव किञ्चित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्त्ववित् | पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन्गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् ||५-८||
Transliteration
naiva kiñcitkaromīti yukto manyeta tattvavit . paśyañśruṇvanspṛśañjighrannaśnangacchansvapañśvasan ||5-8||
Hindi Meaning
।।5.8।। तत्त्ववित् युक्त पुरुष यह सोचेगा (अर्थात् जानता है) कि "मैं किंचित् मात्र कर्म नहीं करता हूँ" देखता हुआ, सुनता हुआ, स्पर्श करता हुआ, सूंघता हुआ, खाता हुआ, चलता हुआ, सोता हुआ, श्वास लेता हुआ,।।
English Meaning
A person in the divine consciousness, although engaged in seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving about, sleeping, and breathing, always knows within himself that he actually does nothing at all.
Commentary
A person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is pure in his existence, and consequently he has nothing to do with any work which depends upon five immediate and remote causes: the doer, the work, the situation, the endeavor and fortune. This is because he is engaged in the loving transcendental service of Kṛṣṇa. Although he appears to be acting with his body and senses, he is always conscious of his actual position, which is spiritual engagement. In material consciousness, the senses are engaged in sense gratification, but in Kṛṣṇa consciousness the senses are engaged in the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa’s senses. Therefore, the Kṛṣṇa conscious person is always free, even though he appears to be engaged in affairs of the senses. Activities such as seeing and hearing are actions of the senses meant for receiving knowledge, whereas moving, speaking, evacuating, etc., are actions of the senses meant for work. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person is never affected by the actions of the senses. He cannot perform any act except in the service of the Lord because he knows that he is the eternal servitor of the Lord.
Hinglish Commentary
Jis insaan ka Kṛṣṇa consciousness strong hai, wo apne astitva mein bilkul shuddh hai, aur isliye uska koi bhi kaam un paanch karanon se nahi judta: karta, kaam, paristhiti, koshish aur bhagya. Wo Kṛṣṇa ki prem bhakti mein laga hota hai. Halanki wo apne sharir aur indriyon ke saath kaam karta hua dikhai deta hai, lekin wo hamesha apni asli sthiti ko samajhta hai, jo ki hai uska aadhyatmik sambandh. Jab koi vyakti material consciousness mein hota hai, to uski indriyaan sirf apne sukh ki talash mein hoti hain, par Kṛṣṇa consciousness mein indriyaan Kṛṣṇa ki khushi ke liye kaam karti hain. Isliye, Kṛṣṇa conscious vyakti hamesha mukt hota hai, chahe wo indriyon ke kaamon mein kyu na dikhai de. Dekhne aur sunne jaise kaam indriyon ke liye gyaan prapt karne ke liye hote hain, jabki chalna, bolna, aur evacuate karna jaise kaam indriyon ke liye kaam karne ke liye hote hain. Kṛṣṇa conscious vyakti kabhi bhi indriyon ke kaamon se prabhavit nahi hota. Wo sirf Bhagwan ki seva mein hi koi kaam kar sakta hai, kyunki wo jaanta hai ki wo Bhagwan ka sadaiv sevak hai.