Re: Action or Inaction: Which should be followed?
hariḥ oṁ
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A key word in the bhāgavad gītā (chapter 3, the 3rd śloka) spoken by kṛṣṇa-ji is naiṣkarmyam¹ - it means freedom from the results of action - some say freedom from the re-action, the event or binding influence that happens to the native once an action takes place.
Kṛṣṇa is saying by mere abstinence of action one only becomes idle which does not even approach the notion of naiṣkarmyam. Kṛṣṇa says in the next sloka 'no one indeed can exist even for an instant without performing action, for everyone is helplessly driven by the gunas born of nature'.
praṇām
1. naiṣkarmyaṁ = na+iṣ+karm+yaṁ
- na= not, no.
- iṣ= to deliver; to cast, survey, cause to move quickly
- karm = karma=karman= action, act, performance
- yaṁ = ya = restraining, abandoning,m also means attaning
Last edited by yajvan; 04 December 2011 at 06:04 PM.
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