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Chapter 18
duhkhamityeva yatkarma kayaklesabhayattyajet sa
krtva rajasam tyagam naiva tysgaphalam labhet
He, who abandons action, because it is painful or from fear of physical suffering, does not gain the reward of relinquishment hy practising such rajasika abandonment. 8
Comment:-
Dukhamityeva yatkarma:- Rajasika people, think that all the acts of sacrifice, penance and charity etc., sanctioned by the scriptures, are painful because in performing these, there are so many restrictions. Moreover, a lot of money has to be spent. They hold this opinion, because they have no faith in the scriptures, the next world, and the actions prescribed by scriptures.
Kayaklesahayattyajet:- Rajasika people, think that in the performance of actions sanctioned by scriptures, and the social decorum, they have to suffer hardships, by foregoing bodily comfort.[1] They feel dependent and sad, while discharging their duty, according to their caste (social order), and stage of life, and in obeying their parents, teachers and masters. But, they feel independent and happy, while they work according to their own will. They do not want to be governed, by scriptural ordinances. They want to lead a lazy, idle and carefree life of a Sadhu, or a pensioner, by abandoning household affairs, which involve physical and mental effort.
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