Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-18, Slokam - 17.

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Thursday, May 26, 2022. 19:30. 

Chapter-18.  Moksha-sanyasa-yogam -17.

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Slokam-17 :


"Yasya nahankrito bhavo buddhir yasya na lipyate

hatva ‘pi sa imanl lokan na hanti na nibadhyate."


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Translation :


yasya—whose; 

na ahankṛitaḥ—free from the ego of being the doer;

bhavaḥ—nature; 

buddhih—intellect; 

yasya—whose; 

na lipyate—unattached; 

hatva—slay; 

api—even; 

sah—they; 

iman—this; 

lokan—living beings; 

na—neither; 

hanti—kill; 

na—nor; 

nibadhyate—get bound


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BG 18.17: Tattvam of the slokam :


"Those who are free from the ego of being the doer, and whose intellect is unattached, though they may slay living beings, they neither kill nor are they bound by actions."


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Commentary :


Having described the obtuse intellect in the previous slokam, Shree Krishna now describes the pure intellect. He says that those with purified intellect are free from the false pride of being the doer. They also do not seek to enjoy the fruits of their actions. Thus, they are not bound in the karmic reactions of what they do. Previously in slokam 5.10 as well, he had stated that those who are detached from results are never tainted by sin. From a material perspective, they may appear to be working, but from a spiritual perspective, they are free from selfish motivations, and therefore they do not become bound by the results of karma.


Rahim Khankhana was a famous poet saint, during the Mughal period in Indian history. Although a Muslim by birth, he was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. When he would give alms in charity, he would lower his eyes. A sweet incident is related about this habit of his. It is said that Saint Tulsidas heard of Rahim’s style of giving alms, and asked him:


aisī denī dena jyuñ, kita sīkhe ho saina


jyoṅ jyoṅ kara ūñchyo karo, tyoṅ tyoṅ niche naina [v13]


“Sir, where did you learn to give alms like this? Your hands are as high as your eyes are low.” Rahim replied beautifully and in all humbleness:


denahāra koī aur hai, bhejata hai dina raina


loga bharama hama para kareṅ, yāte niche naina [v14]


“The giver is someone else, giving day and night. But the world gives me the credit, and so I lower my eyes.” Understanding that we are not the sole cause responsible for our accomplishments frees us from the egoistic pride of doership.


To be continued ....



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