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TEXT 17 yas tv atma-ratir eva syad
SYNONYMS  yah--one
who; tu--but; atma-ratih--takes pleasure; eva--certainly;
syat--remains;
atma-trptah--self-illuminated; ca--and;
manavah--a
man; atmani--in himself; eva--only; ca--and;
santustah--perfectly
satiated; tasya--his; karyam--duty;
na--does not;
vidyate--exist.
TRANSLATION One who is,
however, taking pleasure in the self, who is illuminated in the self, who
rejoices in and is satisfied with the self only, fully satiated--for him
there is no duty.
PURPORT A person who
is fully Krsna conscious, and is fully satisfied by his acts in
Krsna consciousness, no longer has any duty to perform. Due to his being
Krsna conscious, all impiety within is instantly cleansed, an effect of
many, many thousands of yajna performances. By such clearing of
consciousness, one becomes fully confident of his eternal position in relationship
with the Supreme. His duty thus becomes self-illuminated by the grace of
the Lord, and therefore he no longer has any obligations to the Vedic injunctions.
Such a Krsna conscious person is no longer interested in material activities
and no longer takes pleasure in material arrangements like wine, women
and similar infatuations.
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