Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 139

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-4 Jñāna Vibhāga Yogaḥ

evaṃ jñātvā kṛtaṃ karma pūrvair-api mumukṣubhiḥ | kuru karmaiva tasmāt tvaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraṃ kṛtam || 15 || 15. Having known this, the ancient seekers for liberation also performed action, therefore you also should engage in action alone, as the ancients did in days of yore. kiṃ karma kim akarmeti kavayo’py-atra mohitāḥ | tatte karma pravakṣyāmi yaj-jñātvā mokṣyase’śubhāt || 16 || 16. What is action? What is inaction? Even the wise are confused in this respect. I shall declare to you that kind of action by knowing which, you will be freed from suffering. Commentary What is the type of action which should be done by an aspirant for liberation? And what is inaction? Realisation of the true nature of the agent [of action], is spoken of as 'inaction'. The wise, even the learned scholars, are puzzled about these two — the proper form of the actions to be performed and the true realisation that goes with it. I shall teach you that activity which also includes wisdom. Knowing, that is, practicing it, you will be released from suffering (inauspiciousness), which is the bondage of Samsara. Knowledge about the work to be performed leads to its performance. Why is it so difficult to understand this Karma? Sri Krishna explains: