Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 3.31
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 3.31 · 3 · Verse 31
Sanskrit Original
।।3.31।।ये मानवाः आत्मनिष्ठशास्त्राधिकारिणःअयम् एव शास्त्रार्थः इत्येतत् मे मतं निश्चित्य तथा अनुतिष्ठन्ति ये च अननुतिष्ठन्तः अपि अस्मिन् शास्त्रार्थे श्रद्दधाना भवन्ति ये च अश्रद्दधाना अपिएवं शास्त्रार्थो न संभवति इति न अभ्यसूयन्ति अस्मिन् महागुणे शास्त्रार्थे दोषदर्शिनो न भवन्ति इत्यर्थः ते सर्वे बन्धहेतुभिः अनादिकालप्रारब्धैः कर्मभिः मुच्यन्ते। ते अपि कर्मभिः इति अपिशब्दाद् एषां पृथक्करणम्। इदानीम् अननुतिष्ठन्तः अपि अस्मिन् शास्त्रार्थे श्रद्दधाना अनभ्यसूयवः च श्रद्धया च अनसूयया च क्षीणपापा अचिरेण इमम् एव शास्त्रार्थम् अनुष्ठाय मुच्यन्ते इत्यर्थः।भगवदभिमतम् औपनिषद्म् अर्थम् अननुतिष्ठताम् अश्रद्दधानानाम् अभ्यसूयतां च दोषम् आह
3.31 There are those persons who are alified to understand the Sastras and decide for themselves what is My doctrine, and follow them accordingly; there are others who are full of faith in the meaning of the Sastras without however practising it. And there are still others who, even though devoid of faith, do not cavil at it, saying that the true meaning of the Sastras cannot be this, i.e., they do not find any blemish pertaining to the Sastras which possess great alities. All these persons are freed from Karmas which are there from beginningless time and which cause bondage. By the term, api (even) in 'te pi karmabhih' ('even they from Karmas'), these men are divided into three groups. The meaning is that those who, even if they do not act upon the meaning but still believe in this meaning of the Sastras and do not cavil at it, will be cleansed of their evil by their faith and freedom from fault-finding. For, if they have faith they will, before long, take to the practice of this very meaning of the Sastras and be freed. Sri Krsna now speaks of the evil that will befall those who do not practice this instruction of the Upanisads, i.e., those who are faithless and who cavil at it.