Srimad Bhagavadgita Sadhaka Sanjivani -Swami Ramsukhdas
Chapter 18
Link:- While discussing the nature of Tyaga{ the Lord declared, 'Abandonment of any duty, that ought to be done, is not right. Its abandonment through ignorance, is declared to be, of the nature of ignorance" [1]. "Ile who gives up duty for fear of physical suffering, performs Tyaga' of the 'Rajasika' land [2], while he who performs a prescribed duty, as a thing that ought to be done, abandoning attachment and the fruit—his Tyaga is regarded as, Sattvika" [3]. "In the Sankhyayoga, while explaining the five factors for accomplishment of actions, the Lord declared, 'An action which is obligatory, is performed without attachment, or hate, by one who seeks no reward, is said to be sattvika"[4]. The Lord, resumes the topic of obligatory actions (duties), allotted to members of four Varnas (Castes) - Brahma pa, Ksatriya, Vaisya and Sudra, also of Bhaktiyoga.
Of Brabmanas; of Ksatriyas and Vaisyas, as also of Sudras, 0 conqueror of foes (Arjuna), their respective duties are allocated, in accordance with the modes (gums) born of their nature (svabhava). 41
A serious thought, reveals that all actions create desirable and undesirable circumstances. A man born in a high family, receives honour, while a man born in a low family, does not.</ref>. |
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