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TEXT 18 jnanam jneyam parijnata
SYNONYMS  jnanam--knowledge;
jneyam--objective; parijnata--the knower; tri-vidha--three
kinds; karma--work; codana--impetus; karanam--the
senses; karma--work; karta--the doer; iti--thus; tri-vidhah--three
kinds; karma--work; sangrahah--accumulation.
TRANSLATION Knowledge,
the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate
action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis
of action.
PURPORT There are three
kinds of impetus for daily work: knowledge, the object of knowledge and
the knower. The instruments of work, the work itself and the worker are
called the constituents of work. Any work done by any human being has these
elements. Before one acts, there is some impetus, which is called inspiration.
Any solution arrived at before work is actualized is a subtle form of work.
Then work takes the form of action. First one has to undergo the psychological
processes of thinking, feeling and willing, and that is called impetus.
Actually the faith to perform acts is called knowledge. The inspiration
to work is the same if it comes from the scripture or from the instruction
of the spiritual master. When the inspiration is there and the worker is
there, then actual activity takes place by the help of the senses. The
mind is the center of all senses, and the object is work itself. These
are the different phases of work as described in Bhagavad-gita. The
sum total of all activities is called accumulation of work.
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