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TEXT 8 duhkham ity eva yat karma
SYNONYMS  duhkham--unhappy;
iti--thus; eva--certainly; yat--that which; karma--work;
kaya--body; klesa--troublesome; bhayat--out of fear;
tyajet--gives up; sah--that; krtva--after doing; rajasam--in
the mode of passion; tyagam--renunciation; na eva--certainly
not; tyaga--renounced; phalam--results; labhet--gain.
TRANSLATION Anyone who
gives up prescribed duties as troublesome, or out of fear, is said to be
in the mode of passion. Such action never leads to the elevation of renunciation.
PURPORT One who is in
Krsna consciousness should not give up earning money out of fear that he
is performing fruitive activities. If by working one can engage his money
in Krsna consciousness, or if by rising early in the morning one can advance
his transcendental Krsna consciousness, one should not desist out of fear
or because such activities are considered troublesome. Such renunciation
is in the mode of passion. The result of passionate work is always miserable.
Even if a person renounces work in that spirit, he never gets the result
of renunciation.
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