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स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रिय: ॥1॥
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स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रिय: ॥1॥
Transliteration:
śhrī bhagavān uvācha
anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ sa sannyāsī cha yogī cha na niragnir na chākriyaḥ
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: He who performs an action which is his duty,
without depending on the result of action, he is a monk and a yogi;
(but) not (so in) he who does not keep a fire and is action-less.
śhrī bhagavān uvācha
anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ sa sannyāsī cha yogī cha na niragnir na chākriyaḥ
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: He who performs an action which is his duty,
without depending on the result of action, he is a monk and a yogi;
(but) not (so in) he who does not keep a fire and is action-less.
My Understanding:
ॐ नमो नारायण ! जय श्री कृष्णा
श्रीमदभगवतगीता (ShriMad Bhagwat Geeta) is the Sun of knowledge. It's the brightest light that enlightens the world within ourselves. With Acharya Shri Shivender Nagar Ji's teaching and guidance I am attempting to understand and to see. Following is a record of my understanding of the highest knowledge available to mankind.
People will simply be shocked, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, startled, stunned, wonderstruck upon the full understanding of this verse. Acharya Ji has mentioned this claim a couple of times about this particular verse. And I agree with him 100%.
भगवान् श्री कृष्णा (Lord Shri Krishan) says that the one who performs his obligated duties without attachment is a सन्यासी या योगी (Sanyasi or Yogi). And the one who has just renounced his obligated duties and his home isn't a Sanyasi or Yogi.
A simple Google search can tell us that there are more so-called साधु या सन्यासी (Sadhus or Sanyasi) in India than Indian Army personals.
The reason for such great numbers of Sadhus or Sanyasi is simple, at night you may go hungry in any other profession but not if you are a Sadhu or Sanyasi.
That point we need to focus with this information is, we have the highest form of knowledge that is वेदांत (Vedant) and so many Sadhu and Sanyasi are in it for life, but still we are far from spiritual evolution.
So, as भगवान् श्री कृष्ण (Lord Shri Krishan) says, just by renouncing home and obligated duties you will not become a Sanyasi. And as Bhagwan Shri Krishan himself says this, so there is no question in its correctness.
Bhagwan Ji is very particular about the obligated duty, he says that the one who performs is his obligated duties is a Sanyasi or Yogi, not the one who abandons it. He also states that obligated duty needs to be performed without any attachments.
In the verse, Bhagwan Ji says fire not home, fire represents home. That is why when someone traditionally becomes a Sanyasi, he will not accept home-cooked food, as primarily renounced fire.
Another important fact is, no one can renounce anything, things get automatically renounced. An example, we stopped using Cathode ray tube TV when LCDs came. We stopped using Cassette players when CD players came. Renouncing can only be automatic, if someone is forcefully doing it then that renunciation is phony.
A fair question is what is our obligated duty then??
Duty aimed at मोक्ष (Salvation) or the path leading to it is the primary obligated duty. Giving back to the community and country is the secondary obligated duty. Most importantly our actions should always be driven by our passion and capabilities.
In India, it is quite common and has happened to me.
If a child or someone young started to read ShriMad Bhagwat Geeta Ji, then the parent of this child will get very worried, they believe after reading Geeta Ji their child will get detached from this world and leave home to become a Sadhu or Sanyasi.
The great irony is, this verse teaches the very opposite of this popular belief.
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ॐ नमो नारायण ! जय श्री कृष्णा
श्रीमदभगवतगीता (ShriMad Bhagwat Geeta) is the Sun of knowledge. It's the brightest light that enlightens the world within ourselves. With Acharya Shri Shivender Nagar Ji's teaching and guidance I am attempting to understand and to see. Following is a record of my understanding of the highest knowledge available to mankind.
People will simply be shocked, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, startled, stunned, wonderstruck upon the full understanding of this verse. Acharya Ji has mentioned this claim a couple of times about this particular verse. And I agree with him 100%.
भगवान् श्री कृष्णा (Lord Shri Krishan) says that the one who performs his obligated duties without attachment is a सन्यासी या योगी (Sanyasi or Yogi). And the one who has just renounced his obligated duties and his home isn't a Sanyasi or Yogi.
A simple Google search can tell us that there are more so-called साधु या सन्यासी (Sadhus or Sanyasi) in India than Indian Army personals.
The reason for such great numbers of Sadhus or Sanyasi is simple, at night you may go hungry in any other profession but not if you are a Sadhu or Sanyasi.
That point we need to focus with this information is, we have the highest form of knowledge that is वेदांत (Vedant) and so many Sadhu and Sanyasi are in it for life, but still we are far from spiritual evolution.
So, as भगवान् श्री कृष्ण (Lord Shri Krishan) says, just by renouncing home and obligated duties you will not become a Sanyasi. And as Bhagwan Shri Krishan himself says this, so there is no question in its correctness.
Bhagwan Ji is very particular about the obligated duty, he says that the one who performs is his obligated duties is a Sanyasi or Yogi, not the one who abandons it. He also states that obligated duty needs to be performed without any attachments.
In the verse, Bhagwan Ji says fire not home, fire represents home. That is why when someone traditionally becomes a Sanyasi, he will not accept home-cooked food, as primarily renounced fire.
Another important fact is, no one can renounce anything, things get automatically renounced. An example, we stopped using Cathode ray tube TV when LCDs came. We stopped using Cassette players when CD players came. Renouncing can only be automatic, if someone is forcefully doing it then that renunciation is phony.
A fair question is what is our obligated duty then??
Duty aimed at मोक्ष (Salvation) or the path leading to it is the primary obligated duty. Giving back to the community and country is the secondary obligated duty. Most importantly our actions should always be driven by our passion and capabilities.
In India, it is quite common and has happened to me.
If a child or someone young started to read ShriMad Bhagwat Geeta Ji, then the parent of this child will get very worried, they believe after reading Geeta Ji their child will get detached from this world and leave home to become a Sadhu or Sanyasi.
The great irony is, this verse teaches the very opposite of this popular belief.
ॐ
