Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 4.19
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 4.19 · 4 · Verse 19
Sanskrit Original
।।4.19।।यस्य मुमुक्षोः सर्वे द्रव्यार्जनादिलौकिककर्मपूर्वकनित्यनैमित्तिककाम्यरूपकर्मसमारम्भाः कामवर्जिताः फलसङ्गरहिताः संकल्पवर्जिताः च।प्रकृत्या तद्गुणैः च आत्मानम् एकीकृत्य अनुसन्धानं संकल्पः। प्रकृतिवियुक्तात्मस्वरूपानुसन्धानयुक्ततया तद्रहिताः। तम् एवं कर्म कुर्वाणं पण्डितं कर्मान्तर्गतात्मयाथात्म्यज्ञानाग्निना दग्धप्राचीनकर्माणम् आहुः तत्त्वज्ञाः। अतः कर्मणो ज्ञानाकारत्वम् उपपद्यते।एतद् एव विवृणोति
4.19 In the case of an aspirant for release, all undertakings of actions in the form of obligatory, occasional and desiderative acts accomplished through the acisition of materials for their performance as also other works, are free from desire, i.e., are devoid of attachment to fruits. They are devoid of delusive identification. If the mind identifies the self with Prakrti and its Gunas, it is Sankalpa, i.e., 'delusive identification.' Genuine Karma Yoga is free from such identification. Such identification is overcome through contemplation on the real nature of the self as different from Prakrti. Those who know the truth call him a sage, who acts in this way and whose previous Karmas are thery burnt up by the fire of knowledge of the real nature of the self generated along with his actions. He is a true Karma Yogin. Thus that knowledge is involved in true Karma Yoga, is established. Sri Krsna elaborates this point again: