| 15. In reality,The
Lord takes neither the evil nor even the good deed of any; wisdom is enveloped
by unwisdom ; thereby mortals are deluded.Of any: even of His devotees.(question)
;With what object then is done by devotees any meritorious act,an act of
worship, sacrifice, or charity, the offering of an oblation into the fire,
or the like ?(Answer): The Lord says in reply ; Discriminative knowledge
is enveloped by ignorance. mortal creatures in samsara are deluded and think,
I act, I cause to act, I shall enjoy, I cause to enjoy, and so on. |
| 15. "Hence he alone is Paramartha
Sanyasin, meaning one who has truly given up or renounced all Karmas. In
fact, no one has Kartrutva or doership at all; but people who are by nature
ignorant think that they are of the essential nature of performing Karmas.
From the Paramartha Drishti or the transcendental or absolute standpoint,
there is no action, because all this is Brahman alone, which is Nishkarma
(devoid of Karma) in essence. |
