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Chapter 2. Contents
of the Gita Summarized
TEXT 41
vyavasayatmika buddhir
ekeha kuru-nandana
bahu-sakha hy anantas ca
buddhayo 'vyavasayinam
SYNONYMS
 vyavasaya-atmika--resolute
Krsna consciousness; buddhih--intelligence; eka--only one;
iha--in
this world; kuru-nandana--O beloved child of the Kurus; bahu-sakhah--various
branches; hi--indeed; anantah--unlimited;
ca--also;
buddhayah--intelligence; avyavasayinam--of those who are
not in Krsna consciousness.
TRANSLATION
Those who
are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved
child of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are irresolute is many-branched.
PURPORT
A strong faith
in Krsna consciousness that one should be elevated to the highest perfection
of life is called vyavasayatmika intelligence. The Caitanya-caritamrta
states:
'sraddha'-sabde----visvasa kahe sudrdha niscaya
krsne bhakti kaile sarva-karma krta haya
Faith means
unflinching trust in something sublime. When one is engaged in the duties
of Krsna consciousness, he need not act in relationship to the material
world with obligations to family traditions, humanity, or nationality.
Fruitive activities are the engagements of one's reactions from past good
or bad deeds. When one is awake in Krsna consciousness, he need no longer
endeavor for good results in his activities. When one is situated in Krsna
consciousness, all activities are on the absolute plane, for they are no
longer subject to dualities like good and bad. The highest perfection of
Krsna consciousness is renunciation of the material conception of life.
This state is automatically achieved by progressive Krsna consciousness.
The resolute purpose of a person in Krsna consciousness is based on knowledge
("Vasudevah sarvam iti sa mahatma su-durlabhah") by which one comes
to know perfectly that Vasudeva, or Krsna, is the root of all manifested
causes. As water on the root of a tree is automatically distributed to
the leaves and branches, in Krsna consciousness, one can render the highest
service to everyone--namely self, family, society, country, humanity, etc.
If Krsna is satisfied by one's actions, then everyone will be satisfied.
Service
in Krsna consciousness is, however, best practiced under the able guidance
of a spiritual master who is a bona fide representative of Krsna, who knows
the nature of the student and who can guide him to act in Krsna consciousness.
As such, to be well-versed in Krsna consciousness one has to act firmly
and obey the representative of Krsna, and one should accept the instruction
of the bona fide spiritual master as one's mission in life. Srila Visvanatha
Cakravarti Thakura instructs us, in his famous prayers for the spiritual
master, as follows:
yasya prasadad bhagavat-prasado
yasyaprasadan na gatih kuto 'pi
dhyayan stuvams tasya yasas tri-sandhyam
vande guroh sri-caranaravindam
"By satisfaction
of the spiritual master, the Supreme Personality of Godhead becomes satisfied.
And by not satisfying the spiritual master, there is no chance of being
promoted to the plane of Krsna consciousness. I should, therefore, meditate
and pray for his mercy three times a day, and offer my respectful obeisances
unto him, my spiritual master."
The whole
process, however, depends on perfect knowledge of the soul beyond the conception
of the body--not theoretically but practically, when there is no longer
chance for sense gratification manifested in fruitive activities. One who
is not firmly fixed in mind is diverted by various types of fruitive acts.
  
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