Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 9.9
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 9.9 · 9 · Verse 9
Sanskrit Original
।।9.9।।उदासीनवत्? नतूदासीनः। तदर्थमाह -- असक्तमिति। अवाक्यनादरः [छां.उ.3।34।2] इति श्रुतिः।द्रव्यं कर्म च कालश्च स्वभावो जीव एव च। यदनुग्रहतः सन्ति न सन्ति यदुपेक्षया इति भागवते [2।10।12] यस्यासक्त्यैव सर्वकर्मशक्तिः कुतस्तस्य सर्वकर्मबन्धः इति भावः। न कर्मणा वर्धते नो कनीयान् [बृ.उ.4।4।23] इति हि श्रुतिः। यः कर्माणि नियामयति कथं च तं कर्म बध्नाति।
Is it indifference? No; it means ‘unattached.’ Shruti speaks of disrespect through speechlessness. Substance, action, time, nature and the jiva exist. The Bhagavata says: some things exist by grace and some by neglect. If one is attached, all potency for action resides in that attachment; whence then would binding by actions arise? Shruti says action does not increase or diminish. He who regulates actions — how can action bind him?