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TEXT 59 yad ahankaram asritya
SYNONYMS  yat--therefore;
ahankaram--false ego; asritya--taking shelter; na--not;
yotsye--shall fight; iti--thus; manyase--think; mithya
esah--this is all false; vyavasayah te--your determination;
prakrtih--material nature; tvam--you; niyoksyati--will
engage you.
TRANSLATION If you do
not act according to My direction and do not fight, then you will be falsely
directed. By your nature, you will have to be engaged in warfare.
PURPORT Arjuna was a
military man, and born of the nature of the ksatriya. Therefore
his natural duty was to fight. But, due to false ego, he was fearing that
by killing his teacher, grandfather and friends, there would be sinful
reactions. Actually he was considering himself master of his actions, as
if he were directing the good and bad results of such work. He forgot that
the Supreme Personality of Godhead was present there, instructing him to
fight. That is the forgetfulness of the conditioned soul. The Supreme Personality
gives directions as to what is good and what is bad, and one simply has
to act in Krsna consciousness to attain the perfection of life. No one
can ascertain his destiny as the Supreme Lord can; therefore the best course
is to take direction from the Supreme Lord and act. No one should neglect
the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead or the order of the spiritual
master who is the representative of God. One should act unhesitatingly
to execute the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead--that will keep
him safe under all circumstances.
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