Book Title: World of Philosophy
Author(s): Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave
Publisher: Shanti Prakashan
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'He who can see inaction in action & action in inaction, he is intelligent among men, he is a yogi & doer of all action (accomplisher of all objects)'.
[Ref to adhyäsa as action kartritva of prakhti is äropit on puruña]
So puruña who is inactive appears to act & vice versa, but who discriminates between the two is a yogi. He is free from all evil]
Gétä 18.49 asakta-buddhiù sarvatra jitätmä vigata-sphhaù naiñkarmya-siddhià paramäà saànyäsenädhigacchati
i.e. 'He whose intellect is not attached anywhere, whose self is subdued, whose desires have fled, he by renunciation, attains to the supreme perfection, consisting of freedom from action'
The commentary says that it is characterized by non-attachment to all those which are causes of attachment control of the inner, disappearance of desires, & knowledge of the self. This is perfection (siddhi) which consists of freedom from action (naiskarmya). 11
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The question now arises, what is the meaning of naiškarmya in case of Bhramajiäni. According to Saikarä, such a person doesn't do any action. His very existence lends to natural happenings (if one wants to describe the actions of such a person).
In 2.71 vihäya kämän yaù sarvän pumäàś carati niùsphhaù nirmamo nirahaakäraù sa Säntim adhigacchati
"That man who abandoning all desires, moves about, devoid of longing, without the sense of 'mine', without egotism - he attains peace'
Śaikarä сomments 12 A that man of renunciation (sannyäsin) who abandoning all desires completely & in their entirety moves about acting barely for the sustenance of life, devoid of longing even in regard to the sustenance of life in the body, without the sense of 'mine'. Without the attachmentHHwithout egotismH.steady in wisdom becomes one with Brahman'.
3.20 probably answers: karmanaiva hi saasiddhim ästhitä janakadayaù loka-saagraham eväpi saapaśyan kartum arhasi
P120. Comments13 "Verily with (through) action alone did (Chä.V.10.4) in olden times wise kñtriya Janak & others such as Ashvapati abide in (aim at) perfection, remain in liberation (saàsiddhi mokña)'. If they were persons who had attained perfect knowledge (of the self) then the meaning is: they abided in the state of perfection, doing action as a result of prärabhdä karma i.e. without renouncing action, for the guidance of the world.
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