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TEXT 13-14 pancaitani maha-baho
adhisthanam tatha karta
SYNONYMS  panca--five;
etani--all these; maha-baho--O mighty-armed one; karanani--cause;
nibodha--just understand; me--from Me; sankhye--in
the Vedas; krta-ante--after performance; proktani--said;
siddhaye--perfection; sarva--all; karmanam--actuated.
adhisthanam--place; tatha--also; karta--worker; karanam
ca--and instruments; prthak-vidham--different kinds; vividhah
ca--varieties; prthak--separately; cestah--endeavor;
daivam--the Supreme; ca--also; eva--certainly; atra--here;
pancamam--five.
TRANSLATION O mighty-armed
Arjuna, learn from Me of the five factors which bring about the accomplishment
of all action. These are declared in sankhya philosophy to be the place
of action, the performer, the senses, the endeavor, and ultimately the
Supersoul.
PURPORT A question may
be raised that since any activity performed must have some reaction, how
is it that the person in Krsna consciousness does not suffer or enjoy the
reactions of work? The Lord is citing Vedanta philosophy to show
how this is possible. He says that there are five causes for all activities,
and for success in all activity, one should know these five causes. Sankhya
means the stalk of knowledge, and Vedanta is the final stalk of
knowledge accepted by all leading acaryas. Even Sankara accepts
Vedanta-sutra as such. Therefore such authority should be consulted.
The ultimate
will is invested in the Supersoul, as it is stated in the Gita,
"sarvasya caham hrdi." He is engaging everyone in certain activities.
Acts done under His direction from within yield no reaction, either in
this life or in the life after death.
The instruments of action are the senses, and by senses the soul acts in various ways, and for each and every action there is a different endeavor. But all one's activities depend on the will of the Supersoul, who is seated within the heart as a friend. The Supreme Lord is the supercause. Under these circumstances, he who is acting in Krsna consciousness under the direction of the Supersoul situated within the heart is naturally not bound by any activity. Those in complete Krsna consciousness are not ultimately responsible for their actions. Everything is dependent on the supreme will, the Supersoul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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