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Gita Madhurya -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter III
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Yes, you can become. Perform your duty well constantly without attachment; for by performing duty without attachment, man attains the supreme.(19) Has any man performed his duty without attachment and attained the Supreme? Yes, it is through action (duty) without attachment that Janaka and other wisemen attained the Supreme. Even after attaining the Supreme. they, having an eye to public welfare (by deviating the world from the evil path to the virtuous one) performed action. Therefore you should also perform action keeping in mind the public welfare.(20) How is that public welfare done? That is done in two ways—by setting an example and by words. Whatever a great man does, is followed by others: whatever standard he sets up by his words, people follow the same.(21) You gave the example of Janaka and other wise men for Cod-realization. Is there also an example of anyone, who has performed actions for public welfare? Yes, I am an example. There is nothing in the three worlds for Me to do, nor is there anything worth attaining unattained by Me; yet I am engaged in actions (duty) for public welfare.(22) O Lord, what is the need for You to be engaged in actions? Yes, there is. Should I not engage in actions, unwearied, at any time, men would follow My path in all matters and so they will not discharge their duty.(23) |
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