Verse 22
Na me Paarthaasti
kartavyam
Trishu lokeshu kinchana;
Naanavaaptam avaaptavyam
Varta eva cha karmani.
There is nothing in the
three worlds, O Arjuna, that should be done by Me, nor is there anything
unattained that should be attained; yet I engage Myself in action!
The reason why we all work is because we need something. We are
all tiny parts of God, who is an ocean of bliss, and hence we all seek bliss.
So, whatever we do is for the sake of attaining bliss. God is
Bliss / love Himself. He is perfect and complete in himself and has no need of
anything outside of himself.
If such a personality does work, there can be only one reason
for it — it will not be for oneself, rather it is for the welfare of
others.
Thus, Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that although in His divine state
as Sri Krishna, he has no duty to perform in the universe, yet he works
for the welfare of others.
How many times Swami repeated these very same words and has also
stood as a standing example for this very verse!!
We see Swami often distributing sweets. During His birthday
time, there is a chain of cakes offered to Him, He comes, lights the candles
and cuts the cake, but has He himself taken those cakes??
Swami has built super speciality hospitals, but when it came to
taking over the sickness of His devotees, he never approached any doctor from
those hospitals for his quick relief.
He seldom used to sleep but used to keep sleepless vigil over
the entire world.
What more can be said of action filled with sacrifice?? And who
undertakes?? The lord Himself.
Swami says,
“There is no one to Question me if I do not act. There is
nothing that I would lose, if I do not engage in any activity.
Nor do I have a great urge to be active. But yet, you see me
active. The reason is I must be doing something all the time, for your sake, as
an example, as an inspiration, as a piece of training.
I am engaged in activity so that you may learn to transmute
every minute into a golden chance to enable you to move into Godhood”
So,
in the same way Arjuna / all of us should perform prescribed actions for
maintaining world order and offering the results of the actions to the Supreme
Lord.
Love.
