Karma Yoga

3.31

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Sanskrit · Devanagari

ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवाः। श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभिः ॥

Sanskrit · IAST

ye me matamidaṃ nityamanutiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ śraddhāvanto.anasūyanto mucyante te.api karmabhiḥ

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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882
Even those men who always act on this opinion of mine full of faith and without carping are released from all actions. But those who carp at my opinion and do not act upon it

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Śaṅkarācārya

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।।3.31।। ये मे मदीयम् इदं मतं नित्यम् अनुतिष्ठन्ति अनुवर्तन्ते मानवाः मनुष्याः श्रद्धावन्तः श्रद्दधानाः अनसूयन्तः असूयां च मयि परमगुरौ वासुदेवे अकुर्वन्तः मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि एवंभूताः कर्मभिः धर्माधर्माख्यैः।।

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Translation · English

Rāmānuja

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3.31 There are those persons who are alified to understand the Sastras and decide for themselves what is My doctrine, and follow them accordingly; there are others who are full of faith in the meaning of the Sastras without however practising it. And there are still others who, even though devoid of faith, do not cavil at it, saying that the true meaning of the Sastras cannot be this, i.e., they do not find any blemish pertaining to the Sastras which possess great alities. All these persons are freed from Karmas which are there from beginningless time and which cause bondage. By the term, api (even) in 'te pi karmabhih' ('even they from Karmas'), these men are divided into three groups. The meaning is that those who, even if they do not act upon the meaning but still believe in this meaning of the Sastras and do not cavil at it, will be cleansed of their evil by their faith and freedom from fault-finding. For, if they have faith they will, before long, take to the practice of this very meaning of the Sastras and be freed. Sri Krsna now speaks of the evil that will befall those who do not practice this instruction of the Upanisads, i.e., those who are faithless and who cavil at it.

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Commentary · English

Swami Sivananda

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3.31 ये those who? मे My? मतम् teaching? इदम् this? नित्यम् constantly? अनुतिष्ठन्ति practise? मानवाः men? श्रद्धावन्तः full of faith? अनसूयन्तः not cavilling? मुच्यन्ते are freed? ते they? अपि also? कर्मभिः from actions.Commentary Sraddha is a mental attitude. It means faith. It is faith in ones own Self? in the scriptures and in the teachings of the spiritual preceptor. It is compund of the higher emotion of faith? reverence and humility.

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