Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 4.14
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 4.14 · 4 · Verse 14
Sanskrit Original
।।4.14।।अत एवन मां कर्माणि लिम्पन्ति 4।14 इतश्च न लिम्पन्तीत्याह न मे कर्मफले स्पृहेति। इच्छामात्रं त्वस्ति न तु तत्राभिनिवेशः। तच्चोक्तम् आकाङ्क्षन्नपि देवोऽसौ नेच्छते लोकवत्परः। न ह्याग्रहस्तस्य विष्णोर्ज्ञानं कामो हि तस्य तु इति। न च केचिन्मुक्ता भवन्तीति क्रमेण सर्वमुक्तिः। तथा हि श्रुतिः ज्ञात्वा तमेवं मनसा हृदि च भूयो न मृत्युमुपयाति विद्वान् म.ना.उ. इति। कथं वा इत्यनन्ता वेत्यनन्तवदिति होवाच इति।
'Therefore these actions cling to Me' (4.14)—and then 'they do not cling to Me' is stated: 'there is no desire for the fruits of my actions.' Desire alone exists, not abiding in that. It is said: though one may desire, that god does not wish—like one disinterested with regard to the world. Vishnu is not ruled by desire; desire is for the world. Not all become liberated at once; liberation comes in sequence. Thus the scriptures: 'knowing Him, the wise do not return to death'—and questions such as 'how is this?' are answered by 'indeed, infinite'.