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Chapter 18 — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
Verse 16
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
tatraivaṁ sati kartāramā-tmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥ
paśyatyakṛtabuddhitvānna sa paśyati durmatiḥ
🕉 English Translation
Magar aisa hote bhi dekhe jo yeh,
Ki bas atma karmon ka karta hai.
Hai agyani, buddhi ashudh jiski ho,
Nahin is liye dekhta theek woh.
📜 Translation
English
But even that being so, the one who sees the Self as the doer, that ignorant man of perverted intellect does not see truly.
In Srimad Bhagvad Gita to see things in their true nature has been given a lot of weightage. Several such expressions have occurred in the Gita, where the Krishna of the Gita is found to be giving total preference to the right way of looking at things. The reality is that this holy, wondrous scripture has originated from deluded vision. The deluded vision of Arjun became the medium for manifesting the inspirations from the Gita or it can be said in this manner that it gave the opportunity to Lord Shri Krishna for giving the Gita's sermon. Here in the context of that vision are given marvellous thoughts regarding action.
The Self undoubtedly and certainly is the non-doer (13/29). By the consciousness or power of the Self all actions are taking place; this is true. But this too is true that the Self Itself is a non-doer. By the current of electricity all appliances are performing their respective functions, but the current in itself is a power, is giving energy and is not doing anything itself. The Self provides energy, force, power; there is no doubt about it. Everything is being accomplished by the power of That; this too is clear; but the Self is the non-doer. Invariably, such an error is made that the embodied being taking himself to be the doer is caught in the bondage of action. The Blessed Lord desires to make it clear that one should establish oneself in the spirit of the Self where lies peace, bliss and divinity of life. There is no issue of doership or enjoyership. Do not allow yourself to get entangled in it.