Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 28

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Chapter 9. The Most Confidential Knowledge

TEXT 28
subhasubha-phalair evam
moksyase karma-bandhanaih
sannyasa-yoga-yuktatma
vimukto mam upaisyasi

SYNONYMS
subha--good; asubha--evil; phalaih--results; evam--thus; moksyase--
free; karma--action; bandhanaih--bondage; sannyasa--of renunciation;
yoga--the yoga; yukta-atma--having the mind firmly set on; vimuktah--
liberated; mam--to Me; upaisyasi--you will attain.

TRANSLATION
In this way you will be freed from all reactions to good and evil
deeds, and by this principle of renunciation you will be liberated and
come to Me.

EXPLANATION
One who acts in Krsna consciousness under superior direction is
called yukta. The technical term is yukta-vairagya. This is further
explained by Rupa Gosvami as follows.
Rupa Gosvami says that as long as we are in this material world we
have to act; we cannot cease acting. Therefore if actions are
performed and the fruits are given to Krsna, then that is called yukta-
vairagya. Actually situated in renunciation, such activities clear the
mirror of the mind, and as the actor gradually makes progress in
spiritual realization he becomes completely surrendered to the Supreme
Personality of Godhead. Therefore at the end he becomes liberated, and
this liberation is also specified. By this liberation he does not
become one with the brahmajyoti, but rather enters into the planet of
the Supreme Lord. It is clearly mentioned here: mam upaisyasi, "he
comes to Me," back home, back to Godhead. There are five different
stages of liberation, and here it is specified that the devotee who
has always lived his lifetime here under the direction of the Supreme
Lord, as stated, has evolved to the point where he can after quitting
this body, go back to Godhead and engage directly in the association
of the Supreme Lord.
Anyone who has no other interest but to dedicate his life to the
service of the Lord is actually a sannyasi. Such a person always
thinks of himself as an eternal servant, dependent on the supreme will
of the Lord. As such, whatever he does, he does it for the benefit of
the Lord. Whatever action he performs, he performs it as service to
the Lord. He does not give serious attention to the fruitive
activities or prescribed duties mentioned in the Vedas. For ordinary
persons it is obligatory to execute the prescribed duties mentioned in
the Vedas, but although a pure devotee who is completely engaged in
the service of the Lord may sometimes appear to go against the
prescribed Vedic duties, actually it is not so.
It is said, therefore, by Vaisnava authorities that even the most
intelligent person cannot understand the plans and activities of a
pure devotee. The exact words are vaisnavera kriya mudra vijne na
bujhaya. A person who is thus always engaged in the service of the
Lord or is always thinking and planning how to serve the Lord is to be
considered completely liberated at present and in the future. His
going home, back to Godhead, is guaranteed. He is above all
materialistic criticism, just as Krsna is above all criticism.

Following is a quotation by Swami Gaurangapada:
"It is not always physical bravery that counts. We must have the
courage to thank those who give us pain knowing that it is the mercy
of the Lord upon us to make us humble and eligible for the eternal
Kingdom of God."

Please chant Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, and
be freed from all sinful reactions.