Bhagavad Gita 3.31 (BG 3.31) | Karma-yoga: Transforming All Activities into Yoga
ये मे मतमिदं नित्यमनुतिष्ठन्ति मानवा: ।
श्रद्धावन्तोऽनसूयन्तो मुच्यन्ते तेऽपि कर्मभि: ।।
English Transliteration
ye me matam-idaṃ nityam-
anutiṣṭhanti mānavā:
śraddhāvanto’nasūyanto
mucyante te’pi karmabhi: – 3.31
Translation
Those who follow without carping but with relentless attention and dedication the yogic pursuit instructed by Me, also get liberated through the actions they perform.
BG 3.31: Chanting Audio
Chapter 3: Karma-yoga: – Transforming All Activities into Yoga - Verse 31
Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha
BG 3.31: Commentary by Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna concludes the message he gave following Arjuna’s enquiry as to why he should engage in the fierce battle, if the path of wisdom is superior. Here now Krishna states the reward for following his instruction.
By pursuing activities in the manner Krishna prescribes, all will attain the spiritual goal and fulfilment, Krishna says, “by means of their activities alone”. Activities themselves become the means for delivering the spiritual goal, precluding the need or help of anything else.
Krishna restates and confirms the same idea throughout the dialogue. What the inner contemplative life of wisdom bestows, can as well be gained by performing activities without any saṅga. Yogic attitude has the power to make all activities bestow the same outcome as that of the path of wisdom. In fact, this is what Krishna exposes and explains throughout – to achieve spiritual fulfilment remaining active.
