Sanskrit · Devanagari
कर्मणैव हि संसिद्धिमास्थिता जनकादयः। लोकसंग्रहमेवापि सम्पश्यन्कर्तुमर्हसि ॥
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karmaṇaiva hi saṃsiddhimāsthitā janakādayaḥ lokasaṃgrahamevāpi sampaśyankartumarhasi
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882By action alone, did Janaka and the rest work for perfection. And having regard also to the keeping of people (to their duties) you should perform action.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।3.20।। कर्मणैव हि यस्मात् पूर्वे क्षत्रियाः विद्वांसः संसिद्धिं मोक्षं गन्तुम् आस्थिताः प्रवृत्ताः। के जनकादयः जनकाश्वपतिप्रभृतयः। यदि ते प्राप्तसम्यग्दर्शनाः ततः लोकसंग्रहार्थं प्रारब्धकर्मत्वात् कर्मणा सहैव असंन्यस्यैव कर्म संसिद्धिमास्थिता इत्यर्थः। अथ अप्राप्तसम्यग्दर्शनाः जनकादयः तदा कर्मणा सत्त्वशुद्धिसाधनभूतेन क्रमेण संसिद्धिमास्थिता इति व्याख्येयः श्लोकः। अथ मन्यसे पूर्वैरपि जनकादिभिः अजानद्भिरेव कर्तव्यं कर्म कृतम् तावता नावश्यमन्येन कर्तव्यं सम्यग्दर्शनवता कृतार्थेनेति तथापि प्रारब्धकर्मायत्तः त्वं लोकसंग्रहम् एव अपि लोकस्य उन्मार्गप्रवृत्तिनिवारणं लोकसंग्रहः तमेवापि प्रयोजनं संपश्यन् कर्तुम् अर्हसि।।लोकसंग्रहः किमर्थं कर्तव्य इत्युच्यते
ea8dc0c3ccf6…Rāmānuja
3.20 It is also declared that Karma Yoga alone Janaka and others reached perfection. Because, Karma Yoga is the best means for securing the vision of the self even for a person who is alified for Jnana Yoga, royal sages like Janaka and others, who are foremost among the Jnanins, preferred Karma Yoga as the means for attaining perfection. Thus, having first declared previously that Karma Yoga must be practised by an aspirant for release who is alified for Karma Yoga alone, as he is unfit for Jnana Yoga, it was next stated with reasons that, even for one who is alified for Jnana Yoga, Karma Yoga is better than Jnana Yoga Now it is going to be declared (in verses 20-26) that Karma Yoga must be performed in every way by one who is virtuous. At least for the guidance of the world, you should do work even if there is no need of it for yourself.
ee4a9e417463…Swami Sivananda
3.20 कर्मणा by action? एव only? हि verily? संसिद्धिम् perfection? आस्थिताः attained? जनकादयः Janaka and others? लोकसंग्रहम् protection of the masses? एवापि only? संपश्यन् having in view? कर्तुम् to perform? अर्हसि thou shouldst.Commentary Samsiddhi is Moksha (perfection or liberation). Janaka? (Asvapati) and others had perfect knowledge of the Self? and yet they performed actions in order to set an example to the masses. They worked for the guidance of men.
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