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Chapter 5
Naive kurvanna karayan:—A Sankhyayogi becomes, neither a doer himself, nor does he make others, doers. As he is, not in the least attached to the body, senses, mind and intellect etc., he cannot regard actions performed by them, as his. In the eighth verse of this chapter also the Lord has pointed out the same fact, when He declares, "The man who knows the truth, thinks that he does nothing at all." In the thirty-first verse of the thirteenth chapter, also He declares, "The Supreme Self dwelling in the body, does not act."
Here a doubt arises, that it is true that the self does not perform actions, but it can inspire others to perform actions. The clarification is, that as with the rise of the sun, people are engaged in different activities, such as farming, study and business etc., even though the sun does not cause them to perform, either prescribed or prohibited actions. Had the sun, itself caused them to net, then it would have been responsible for their virtues and sins. Similarly, 'prakrti', derives its existence and power, from God, but lie never causes it, to act. This fact, has been described by the Lord by the expression 'Na karyan, so does nature, having received power from God or Self, function, but the self does not inspire anyone to act.
Aste sukham:—All human beings, dwell naturally, in the self. But they believe that they rest, in the body, senses, mind, intellect and life-breath. So they cannot realize the reality, that they rest in the Self. But a Sankhyayogi, realizes that he rests in the self, which is perfect and uniform, and this belief involves no labour. So, here the word 'Aste' (rests) has been used, while in the twenty-fourth verse of the fourteenth chapter, the term _ 'Svasthah' (dwells or rests in the self) has been, used. The self, is the origin of all origins and it needs, no base. This state of 'resting in the self, has also been conveyed, in the twentieth verse, by the expression, "Such a knower of God, rests in God."
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