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| Chapter 5: Karma-yoga — Action in Krishna Consciousness |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 5.17
gacchanty apunar-āvrittim
SYNONYMS
tat-buddhayah — those whose intelligence is always in the Supreme; tat-ātmānah — those whose minds are always in the Supreme; tat-nishthāh — those whose faith is only meant for the Supreme; tat-parāyanāh — who have completely taken shelter of Him; gacchanti — go; apunah-āvrittim — to liberation; jñāna — by knowledge; nirdhūta — cleansed; kalmashāh — misgivings.
TRANSLATION
When one's intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.
PURPORT
The Supreme Transcendental Truth is Lord Krishna. The whole Bhagavad-gītā centers around the declaration that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the version of all Vedic literature. Para-tattva means the Supreme Reality, who is understood by the knowers of the Supreme as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. Bhagavān, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the last word in the Absolute. There is nothing more than that. The Lord says, mattah parataram nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya. Impersonal Brahman is also supported by Krishna: brahmano hi pratishthāham. Therefore in all ways Krishna is the Supreme Reality. One whose mind, intelligence, faith and refuge are always in Krishna, or, in other words, one who is fully in Krishna consciousness, is undoubtedly washed clean of all misgivings and is in perfect knowledge in everything concerning transcendence. A Krishna conscious person can thoroughly understand that there is duality (simultaneous identity and individuality) in Krishna, and, equipped with such transcendental knowledge, one can make steady progress on the path of liberation.
Copyright © r The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, Founder Ācārya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness