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Chapter 3<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 3 verse 4<\/a><\/p>\n na hi kaSchith kshaNam api jAthu thishtathi akarmakruth |<\/em> hi – because Since no one can ever remain without performing actions even for a moment, isn’t everyone (even those who vowed to remain actionless) not engaged in actions based on qualities such as sathvam, rajas and thamas which grow due to the connection with matter? (Thus, it is implied that, unless one engages in karma yOga, reducing rajas and thamas and increasing sathva guNa, gyAna yOga will not be accomplished.)<\/p>\n ‘None indeed can ever, even for an instant, remain actionless. By the matter-born gu\u1e47as\u00a0<\/em>[2. The properties of matter which rule the dispositions of mankind in their several worldly avocations. See Lect: XIV<\/a> for an exhaustive treatment of the gun\u0101s<\/em>. These are the three main characteristics of matter which keep the world moving. Satva<\/em> is the tendency to produce goodness, purity, etc., Rajas<\/em> is the tendency to act in the world with passions; and Tamas<\/em> is the tendency to sloth, evil, etc.], one is forced against his will, to work.’<\/span><\/p>\n No person who is a denizen of this world, remains even for a moment quiet, without busying himself with some one act or another.<\/span><\/p>\n If he should ever determine to himself saying: \u2018I shall do nothing,\u2019 he will yet find himself compelled into action by the qualities of matter (with which he is bound), viz<\/em>., satva<\/em>, rajas<\/em> and tamas\u00a0<\/em>[3. The properties of matter which rule the dispositions of mankind in their several worldly avocations. See Lect: XIV<\/a> for an exhaustive treatment of the gun\u0101s<\/em>. These are the three main characteristics of matter which keep the world moving. Satva<\/em> is the tendency to produce goodness, purity, etc., Rajas<\/em> is the tendency to act in the world with passions; and Tamas<\/em> is the tendency to sloth, evil, etc.], whichever may get the ascendancy in response to the influences of past deeds.<\/span><\/p>\n Hence by following the Karma-Yoga<\/em> Course, the cumulated sins of the past must melt away, and then mastery over the qualities (Gu\u1e47as\u00a0<\/em>[4. The properties of matter which rule the dispositions of mankind in their several worldly avocations. See Lect: XIV<\/a> for an exhaustive treatment of the gun\u0101s<\/em>. These are the three main characteristics of matter which keep the world moving. Satva<\/em> is the tendency to produce goodness, purity, etc., Rajas<\/em> is the tendency to act in the world with passions; and Tamas<\/em> is the tendency to sloth, evil, etc.]) of matter is gained. The internal organ (mind<\/em>) is then made pure, by which next J\u00f1\u0101na-Yoga<\/em> becomes possible.<\/span><\/p>\n Otherwise, the attempt to pursue J\u00f1\u0101na-Yoga<\/em> alone becomes a pretence, says the verse:-<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 3 verse 6<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 4 SlOkam \u2013 Original na hi kaSchith kshaNam api jAthu thishtathi akarmakruth | kAryathE hi avaSa: karma sarva: prakruthijair guNai: || word-by-word meaning hi – because kaSchith – no one jAthu – ever kshaNam api – even for a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-3","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1638"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1638\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n kAryathE hi avaSa: karma sarva: prakruthijair guNai: ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nkaSchith – no one
\njAthu – ever
\nkshaNam api – even for a moment
\nakarmakruth – without performing actions
\nna thishtathi – cannot remain;
\nsarva: – everyone (even those who vowed to remain actionless)
\nprakruthijai: – that which grows due to the connection with matter
\nguNai – qualities such as sathvam, rajas and thamas
\nkarma – with respect to their respective actions
\navaSa: – unconsciously
\nkAryathE hi – are they not engaged?<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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