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Samsara
[Sri Krishna explains to Uddhava how the Jiva falls into Samsara. The school of Jaimini is refuted]
Sri Krishna said:- The man who has taken refuge in Me should attend to his particular duties as taught by Me and observe the course of conduct laid down for his caste, order of life or family, without attachment and without cherishing desires.
With a mind, purified by the performance of duties, he should, meditating on the Truth, notice carefully how the efforts prove a failure on the part of those who seek worldly objects and are attached to them, regarding them as real.
Just as the vision of objects of a sleeping man and of one who indulges in fancies, are not real, so also the objects of desires or the notion of differences in objects outside, which is caused by the sense-organs or Gunas, are unreal.
Actions are fourfold
- Kamya Karma- those actions which are done for the attainment of selfish desires,
- Nishiddha Karma- those actions that are prohibited by the scriptures,
- Nitya Karma- those that are required to be daily performed such as Sandhya,
- Naimittika Karma- those that are required to be performed on certain occasions, such as Sraaddha. The first two are Pravritta or selfish Karmas. The Smritis declare that those who want Moksha or liberation must not perform Pravritta Karma. But they should perform Nitya and Naimittika Karmas, as their non-performance may give rise to obstacles.
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