|| om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ||
Namaste,What's throwing me off is that in 26 to 28 there is discussion of classification of ' the agent' itself into sattvika, rajasika etc.
Please note the different statements in post #2.
Jiva is simply an observer when she is on the spiritual side of the fence.
Jiva, in her purest state, is not mistakenly taking the doership upon herself.
So, first we have to define "doership." Please also notice the [relatively passive or subtle-action] verbs in green in my earlier post (#2).
Choose
turn inwards and pray
refer to
improve
watch
monitor
These have clearly been attributed to the jiva. Notice that these verbs are subtler than "dance, jump, read, sing, plant, build, speak, shout, hit, fight, hug..."
The brown and green is the distinction between lower prakRti and higher prakRti. The verbs in green do not directly result in an action or do not make a direct & immediate impact on the world.
One may also argue, "The paramAtmA is the witness, so He is witnessing, which is also a verb or an action"
We know that this is not the implication of the teachings.
What RAmAnujAchArya means by "dependant doer" is the verbs in green, but not brown, but those also have to be sanctioned by paramAtmA. Not a blade of grass can move without His sanctioning. Please see BG 7.6
No servant of Shriman NArAyaN Hari will say "I am such a good singer/dancer/speaker/writer" not even in VaikuNTha. Why? Isn't the jiva singing, writing, dancing, speaking, decorating ? Or is she really?
Not even "I am a [adjective] devotee" , because the pure-devotee-jiva is [whatever] devotee[or-not] only by NArAyaN's grace.
Is she serving? Perhaps, but the bhAv is "I am striving to serve, not sure if truly being of service."
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I hope the green and brown makes the terms "sAttvic, rAjasic and tAmasic kartA" clearer.
The jiva is enabling prakRti to be a sAttvic kartA insomuch as she is monitoring the guNas with paramAtmA's help, but not indulging in them. This also tells us that while the jiva is dependant on paramAtmA and His grace, she has to "strive" to "be her best for paramAtmA"
**The difference between thinking oneself to be the horses-and-chariot instead of the charioteer holding the reigns.
Notice the difference:
"KRshNa is so beautifully dressed today. Actually, the ornaments are beautified the moment this VRndAvanChandra GiridhAri wears them."
"The temple looks spotlessly clean. Of Course, the house of the Supreme Lord cannot be otherwise."
"The guNas are working in harmony and the mind and intellect of the pujari went in the right direction -- sadbuddhi was granted."
"I am an expert at dressing up KRshNa! I am so good about keeping the temple clean."
We want to be on the magenta-purple band of the rainbow. We want to truly be able to say "VAsudeva sarvam iti" , not even sense ourselves to be "a facilitator of sAttvic karma" - as "my intellect ran in the correct direction"
The vraja-vAsIs (residents of Vraja dhAm) are not aware of themselves. They do not realize that they were the instrument that made such nice mAkhan, or garland, or joke or story for KRshNa. They are simply overwhelmed with love. They are involuntarily motivated to move in the directions that make KRshNa happy, that make His beauty and love radiate towards all and make all happy. They want to give KRshNa to others.
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om namo bhagavate vAsudevAya ~
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