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TEXT 7 yoga-yukto visuddhatma
SYNONYMS  yoga-yuktah--engaged
in devotional service; visuddha-atma--a purified soul; vijita-atma--self-controlled;
jita-indriyah--having conquered the senses; sarva-bhuta--to
all living entities; atma-bhuta-atma--compassionate; kurvan api--although
engaged in work; na--never; lipyate--is entangled.
TRANSLATION One who works
in devotion, who is a pure soul, and who controls his mind and senses,
is dear to everyone, and everyone is dear to him. Though always working,
such a man is never entangled.
PURPORT One who is on
the path of liberation by Krsna consciousness is very dear to every living
being, and every living being is dear to him. This is due to his Krsna
consciousness. Such a person cannot think of any living being as separate
from Krsna, just as the leaves and branches of a tree are not separate
from the tree. He knows very well that by pouring water on the root of
the tree, the water will be distributed to all the leaves and branches,
or by supplying food to the stomach, the energy is automatically distributed
throughout the body. Because one who works in Krsna consciousness is servant
to all, he is very dear to everyone. And, because everyone is satisfied
by his work, he is pure in consciousness. Because he is pure in consciousness,
his mind is completely controlled. And, because his mind is controlled,
his senses are also controlled. Because his mind is always fixed on Krsna,
there is no chance of his being deviated from Krsna. Nor is there a chance
that he will engage his senses in matters other than the service of the
Lord. He does not like to hear anything except topics relating to Krsna;
he does not like to eat anything which is not offered to Krsna; and he
does not wish to go anywhere if Krsna is not involved. Therefore, his senses
are controlled. A man of controlled senses cannot be offensive to anyone.
One may ask, "Why then was Arjuna offensive (in battle) to others? Wasn't
he in Krsna consciousness?" Arjuna was only superficially offensive because
(as has already been explained in the Second Chapter) all the assembled
persons on the battlefield would continue to live individually, as the
soul cannot be slain. So, spiritually, no one was killed on the Battlefield
of Kuruksetra. Only their dresses were changed by the order of Krsna, who
was personally present. Therefore Arjuna, while fighting on the Battlefield
of Kuruksetra, was not really fighting at all; he was simply carrying out
the orders of Krsna in full Krsna consciousness. Such a person is never
entangled in the reactions of work.
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