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TEXT 57 cetasa sarva-karmani
SYNONYMS  cetasa--by
intelligence; sarva-karmani--all kinds of activities; mayi--unto
Me; sannyasya--giving up; mat-parah--My protection; buddhi-yogam--devotional
activities; upasritya--taking shelter of; mat-cittah--consciousness;
satatam--twenty-four hours a day; bhava--just become.
TRANSLATION In all activities
just depend upon Me and work always under My protection. In such devotional
service, be fully conscious of Me.
PURPORT When one acts
in Krsna consciousness, he does not act as the master of the world. Just
like a servant, one should act fully under the direction of the Supreme
Lord. A servant has no individual independence. He acts only on the order
of the master. A servant acting on behalf of the supreme master has no
affection for profit and loss. He simply discharges his duty faithfully
in terms of the order of the Lord. Now, one may argue that Arjuna was acting
under the personal direction of Krsna, but, when Krsna is not present,
how should one act? If one acts according to the direction of Krsna in
this book, as well as under the guidance of the representative of Krsna,
then the result will be the same. The Sanskrit word mat-parah is
very important in this verse. It indicates that one has no goal in life
save and except acting in Krsna consciousness just to satisfy Krsna. And,
while working in that way, one should think of Krsna only: "I have been
appointed to discharge this particular duty by Krsna." While acting in
such a way, one naturally has to think of Krsna. This is perfect Krsna
consciousness. One should, however, note that, after doing something whimsically
he should not offer the result to the Supreme Lord. That sort of duty is
not in the devotional service of Krsna consciousness. One should act according
to the order of Krsna. This is a very important point. That order of Krsna
comes through disciplic succession from the bona fide spiritual master.
Therefore the spiritual master's order should be taken as the prime duty
of life. If one gets a bona fide spiritual master and acts according to
his direction, then his's perfection of life in Krsna consciousness is
guaranteed.
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