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॥ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ॥ 18.9॥
_कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेअर्जुन ।_
_सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको॥_
भावार्थ :
हे अर्जुन! जो शास्त्रविहित
कर्म करना कर्तव्य है- इसी भाव से आसक्ति और फल का त्याग करके किया जाता है- वही
सात्त्विक त्याग माना गया है॥९॥
Meaning:
Whatever
action is done, should be performed only as an obligatory duty. In this manner,
giving up attachment and also the reward, that giving up is saattvic, in my
opinion.
Explanation:
Shri
Krishna explains the correct way, the saattvic method, of performing actions.
Let us look at this step by step. The first step is to only perform actions
that are within the realm of our state in life, our aashrama, and our career,
our varna. Actions that are prohibited or actions that are purely out of
selfishness should not be performed. These actions are termed as niyatam karma
in the shloka. A high degree of awareness is required to first ensure that we
are not stepping into any prohibited actions.
The
second step is to give up attachment to the reward, the phala, the fruit, of
the action. Attachment to the reward need not be something tangible and
physical. It could be subtle things like praise and adoration received from
others on successful completion of the action. It could be a subtle thought
such as "I have helped that person, so nice of me to do so". The goal
is to slowly wean the mind away from its natural tendency to expect rewards for
every action. We can do so my substituting our personal motive with a motive
for selfless service.
The
third step is to give up attachment to the action itself. We saw the types of
attachment to action in the previous shloka, including attachment to the
completion of action and attachment to one particular way of performing the
action. The key is to realize that at every moment, we are giving it the best
of our ability and attention. The rest is upto Ishvara, since there are several
other factors at play in the outcome of an action. But in no circumstance
should our energy level go down. We have to combine energy in our work with
indifference to the reward of the work.
Chant the mantra you have faith in
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