Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 3.25
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 3.25 · 3 · Verse 25
Sanskrit Original
।।3.25।।अविद्वांसः आत्मनि अकृत्स्नविदः कर्मणि सक्ताः कर्मणि अवर्जनीयसंबन्धाः आत्मनि अकृत्स्नवित्तया तदभ्यासरूपज्ञानयोगे अनधिकृताः कर्मयोगाधिकारणिः कर्मयोगम् एव यथा आत्मदर्शनाय कुर्वते तथा आत्मनि कृत्स्नवित्तया कर्मणि असक्तः ज्ञानयोगाधिकारयोग्यः अपि व्यपदेश्यः शिष्टः लोकरक्षणार्थं स्वाचारेण शिष्टलोकानां धर्मनिश्चयं चिकीर्षुः कर्मयोगम् एव कुर्यात्।
3.25 'The ignorant' are those people who do not know the entire truth about the self; 'attached to their work' means they are inseparably yoked to work. Because of their incomplete knowledge of the self, they are not alified for Jnana Yoga which is of the nature of practising knowledge of the self. They are alified for Karma Yoga only. As they should practise Karma Yoga for the vision of the self in the same manner Karma Yoga should be practised by one who is recognised as virtuous, who is unattached to work by reason of the vision of the self, and who wishes that his conduct should give guidance to others in virtuous conduct. In this way he should protect the world from chaos by his example. Such a person, even though alified for Jnana Yoga, should practice Karma Yoga.