Q&A 7 What is the emphasis of 'karmaphala tyaga'? by Datta Swamy

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7Q) What is the emphasis of 'karmaphala tyaga'?

 

A: The word karma in the case of a human being means

the work done to earn money, which is essential for

his food and offering the food to the guest. Money

required for the self and his family is called

'sareera yatra' in Gita. Money required to prepare

food to offer to the guest is called 'yajna karma'.

The world karma in Gita was used in these two meanings

in the context of a human being (sareera yatra

pichate, yajnah karma samudbhavah). Therefore the

fruit of the work means only money. The first mantra

of the first Upanishad speaks about enjoyment and

sacrifice of money (kasyasvit dhanam). The mantra says

that the entire creation is the wealth of the Lord and

one should store the money for his minimum enjoyment

and the rest should be sacrificed to the Lord who

comes in the human form for His mission to uplift this

world. The second mantra says that one should

continuously work and earn. Vasista said that money is

the root of all this worldly family bonds

(Dhanamulamidam jagat). When money is absent all the

family members will leave you. All the family members

and relatives approach you only due to money just like

the frogs are present in the tank when it is full of

water. The 'Srichakram' means the wheel that surrounds

the money. Therefore when the sacrifice of money comes

into the picture, all the fraud devotees will run away

because in their hearts the attraction to the family

bonds is existing as solidified darkness. Only the

true devotees will stand, in whose hearts the darkness

is removed and the light of divine knowledge exists.

The Lord came in human form and tested 'Saktuprasta'

in the sacrifice of the food, which is another form of

money. In draught he could secure a little flour and

he was fasting for the past ten days. He was not

tested in any other way of words and mind (japa,

parayana, dhyana etc.). A real devotee will stand in

this root test and this is the real fire test. If the

bond with the money is cut, all the worldly bonds are

cut, since money is the root of this whole 'samsara'.

The fraud devotees want to escape this test and

therefore interpreted the 'karmaphala' as the fruit of

prayers, japa, parayana, dhyana etc. The eyes in this

world not at all see such fruit. Therefore such fruit

of work done by words and mind is unreal. There is no

difficulty to sacrifice such unreal fruit. Therefore

they misinterpreted the 'karmaphalatyaga' as leaving a

spoon of water in the plate after doing such work by

words and mind. Some people have fooled the ignorant

people by doing such works and get the 'Gurudakshina'.

They are selling the unreal fruit for the real money,

by promising that the fruits of their sins will be

removed and results of good deeds, which were not

done, will be attained.

 

 

 

S.PRAKASH KASTURI