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TEXT 28 subhasubha-phalair evam
SYNONYMS  subha--good;
asubha--evil; phalaih--results; evam--thus; moksyase--free;
karma--action; bandhanaih--bondage; sannyasa--of renunciation;
yoga--the yoga; yukta-atma--having the mind firmly
set on; vimuktah--liberated; mam--to Me; upaisyasi--you
will attain.
TRANSLATION In this way
you will be freed from all reactions to good and evil deeds, and by this
principle of renunciation you will be liberated and come to Me.
PURPORT One who acts
in Krsna consciousness under superior direction is called yukta.
The technical term is yukta-vairagya. This is further explained
by Rupa Gosvami as follows.
Rupa Gosvami
says that as long as we are in this material world we have to act; we cannot
cease acting. Therefore if actions are performed and the fruits are given
to Krsna, then that is called yukta-vairagya. Actually situated
in renunciation, such activities clear the mirror of the mind, and as the
actor gradually makes progress in spiritual realization he becomes completely
surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Therefore at the end
he becomes liberated, and this liberation is also specified. By this liberation
he does not become one with the brahmajyoti, but rather enters into
the planet of the Supreme Lord. It is clearly mentioned here: mam upaisyasi,
"he comes to Me," back home, back to Godhead. There are five different
stages of liberation, and here it is specified that the devotee who has
always lived his lifetime here under the direction of the Supreme Lord,
as stated, has evolved to the point where he can after quitting this body,
go back to Godhead and engage directly in the association of the Supreme
Lord.
Anyone who
has no other interest but to dedicate his life to the service of the Lord
is actually a sannyasi. Such a person always thinks of himself as
an eternal servant, dependent on the supreme will of the Lord. As such,
whatever he does, he does it for the benefit of the Lord. Whatever action
he performs, he performs it as service to the Lord. He does not give serious
attention to the fruitive activities or prescribed duties mentioned in
the Vedas. For ordinary persons it is obligatory to execute the
prescribed duties mentioned in the Vedas, but although a pure devotee
who is completely engaged in the service of the Lord may sometimes appear
to go against the prescribed Vedic duties, actually it is not so.
It is said,
therefore, by Vaisnava authorities that even the most intelligent person
cannot understand the plans and activities of a pure devotee. The exact
words are vaisnavera kriya mudra vijne na bujhaya. A person who
is thus always engaged in the service of the Lord or is always thinking
and planning how to serve the Lord is to be considered completely liberated
at present and in the future. His going home, back to Godhead, is guaranteed.
He is above all materialistic criticism, just as Krsna is above all criticism.
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