Gita Rahasya -Tilak 944

Srimad Bhagavadgita-Rahasya OR Karma-Yoga-Sastra -Bal Gangadhar Tilak

CHAPTER 17 SRIMAD BHAGAVADGITA अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जना: । दम्भाहंकारसंयुक्ता: कामरागबलान्विता: ।। 5 ।। कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः। मां चैवांतःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्धयासुरनिश्चयान्।। 6 ।। आहाररत्वापि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः। यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं ष्षृणु।। 7 ।। Translation:-(5) But, those persons who, being imbued with hypocrisy and egoism, perform intense austerities contrary to the Sastras, on the strength of Desire and Attachment, (6) and oppress not only the group of the five primordial elements etc., in their body, but also Me, Who saturate that body, such undiscriminating (persons) may be understood to possess a demoniac temperament. Description:-[All the .questions of Arjuna have now been answered. The faith of different persons may be sattvika, rajasa or tamasa according to their nature ; and there being a consequent difference in their Actions, they will attain various goals according to their respective Actions but, from that alone it cannot be said that a particular person will fall into the demoniac class. It is the duty of everybody to gradually improve his nature by making use of Freedom of Will and acting according to the Scriptures. These stanzas mean that those, who, instead of doing so, pride themselves on their own evil inherent nature, and flout the Sastras are to be called ‘asuri'. The Blessed Lord now explains the different kinds of food, sacrifice, religious austerity and charitable gifts, which are the result of the sattva, rajas and tamas constituents of Prakrti, just as there are different kinds of Faith; and He also explains how in consequence of diversity in nature, there is also diversity in Actions — ] Translation:-(7) Now, the food which each person likes is also divided into three classes ; and the same is the case with Sacrifice, Austerity and Knowledge. I will explain to you this difference, to which listen.