CHAPTER 3: KARMA YOGA ( DISCHARGE OF DUTY)
A true devotee of our most beloved lord Sri Krishna can attain his lotus feet either through Gyana (knowledge), Karma ( discharge of the prescribed duty) , Bhakti ( devotion), Prapatti (total unconditional surrender also called Baranyasam, surrendering all our burden unto the lotus feet of the lord ) etc. Out of all these routes, to attain the lotus feet of our Lord Sri Krishna, the simplest one is Karma Yoga for here right from the stage of our thoughts, till the fruits of all our actions everything has to be humbly surrendered at the lotus feet of our lord with a feeling of non doer ship. No sentient (living being ) can ever exist without performing action nor can one in the nascent stages of our spiritual path meditate on the impersonal aspect of Lord Sri Krishna for it is very tough and only highly accomplished saints like our reverential Adi Sankaracharya could have tread on the path of knowledge for in this path one cannot serve or sing the praises of our lord and use all our senses fruitfully for Lord Sri Krishna and his divine consort Lakshmi amma since the path of knowledge is devoid of action and this makes it a very lofty journey for any jivatama and hence the path of Karma is most easy and also as mentioned in the scriptures, permanent salvation (moksham/ parama padam ) for any jivatma is possible only when the total debits ( bad / (paapam) actions) and total credits ( good / (punyam) actions ) is fully nullified. Is this possible? What if our good actions exceed don’t we have to enjoy the result of our good actions, reach heaven and return back for there are few credits which are yet to be accounted for. Surely, for every good action unrewarded one need not take rebirth for if one very humbly surrenders every of the action performed then the summative effect of all these actions belong to our dearest Lord Sri Krishna and he and our most beloved mother Lakshmi amma are the only authorities in all the worlds who are parmaatma and can speedily deliver us lost jivatmas, an eternal part of our creator, from here to his abode which is satchitananda , pure and highest bliss by burning to ashes of all our deeds whether good or bad of the numerous previous births and also fully control our wavering uncontrolled mind which time and again returns to the sense pleasures that only offer fleeting pleasure and is a permanent source of misery. The annaprasadam (food) offered first to Lord Sri Krishna will forever make a person healthy, wealthy and wise for the devotees of Lord Sri Krishna are blessed with the very best of everything and the very unique aspect of this bhakti is his devotees enjoy the material pleasures as a very fine gift bestowed by Lord Sri Krishna and not as his birthright and hence enjoyment also becomes pure (saatvik) and free from all bondages and impurities
Our Lord Sri Krishna himself has proclaimed in our divine Gita in this chapter, that although he is the creator, he is continuously performing actions, if even for one billionth of a second he takes rest without action then all the worlds would permanently be lost in deluge. With this, it is crystal clear , that one can never overemphasize the power of Karma, on the contrary, for sustenance one has to constantly work but with a difference, every action even the smallest one has to be done with a sense of surrender unto the will of the lord, this way the contamination and adulteration arising of every action would get thoroughly cleansed and purged automatically by default, no need for further extra strenuous efforts for all of us would be the first to leave the world with the greatest speed once we are convinced that the abode of Lord Sri Krishna is the happiest place and this serenity and peace is absolutely free from any worries and also a permanent phenomenon and one need not worry if one reaches his abode of any kind of sorrows, transient fleeting moments of joy or any other pair of opposites which eternally bind our soul to samsara ( the vicious wheel of life and death).
Our most beloved Lord Sri Krishna answers in response to Arjuna’s query, that lust which is entirely covered with sense objects is the real cause of our complete ruin for it destroys the very fabric of our existence, for the sense objects keep tempting the jivatama, which in reality wants to break free and enjoin with parmaatma but is forcefully bound by the material properties acquired by the numerous births and gets tied down to the mortal body which is a mere cover/ shield for the soul.
Karma yoga is the simplest of simple path wherein all that is required is to totally surrender unto the most divine lotus feet of our lord Sri Krishna with a total sense of helplessness and with a very strong conviction and devotion that our creator who is the mother for all of us knows what is best for us, when , where and how should we obtain the same and the right time of bestowing our necessities , desires and wants for we are too incapable of over riding the will and wishes of our creator. So with joint hands ,bowed head , humble prayers and a pristine loving heart let each of us unreservedly surrender unto our dearest creator lord Sri Krishna and be totally tension free for only he knows and non else. Let us allow our beloved lord to guide us uninterruptedly to his abode, a permanent place of unparalleled happiness and perform our prescribed duty with unflinching devotion, relentless passion, truth, values, ethos and above all as a sense of reciprocation to our Sri Krishna for this path only can unite us with our creator Lord Sri Krishna here and hereafter, ever and forever ………This is the sum and substance of chapter III, the yoga of action.
HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAAMA HARE RAAMA RAAMA RAAMA HARE HARE………
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