CHAPTER
18b
Individual duties
and the one way of liberation
(41)
'O
conqueror of your opponents, originating from the
natural qualities are there the professional
activities divided to the individual natures of the
four societal classes of the intellectuals and
priests, the rulers and the military, the traders and
farmers and the servants and laborers38.
(42) The intellectual actions of wisdom, knowledge and
belief in God are of the nature of peace, self-control
and austerity, as well as of purity, tolerance and
honesty. (43) The ways of the ruler are characterized
by valor, vigor, determination, resourcefulness in
conflict situations, steadfastness, generosity and
leadership. (44) To the nature of a trader one finds
plowing, tending cows and trade as the duty, while the
laborer's duty consists of delivering service.
(45) When
each human being answers to his duty, will perfection
be the result. Now listen how that perfection can be
achieved. (46) Doing one's job by that39
by which all living entities found their existence and
by which all this is pervaded, achieves a human being
the perfection. (47) It is better to be imperfect in
doing one's own duty40,
than to be perfect following an estranged course of
action, because one, in proceeding according one's own
nature, will never be in conflict with oneself. (48)
Even though faults are bound to happen when one works
for a result, o son of Alice, should one never forsake
one's duty, because all one endeavors is no doubt
accompanied by error, the way fire is covered by
smoke. (49) When one has an intelligence which is free
from attachments and when one, no longer fostering
desires, in every respect is in control of oneself,
attains one, by the renounced order, the perfection of
freedom from reactions.
(50) Understand
from me how, in conclusion, o son of Alice, without
fail the spiritual perfection is achieved, the stage
of the supreme knowledge of filognosy. (51-53) With
one's intelligence fully in the clear, being connected
in one's determination and also of regulation with
things as sounds; having given up on the objects of
the senses, having refrained from passion and a
negative attitude; living secluded, eating little, and
having one's speech, mind and body under control;
having taken to the shelter of detachment, all day
residing in the beyond of meditation, and not being of
false ego, physical power, false pride, lust, anger
and material accumulation, qualifies one, freed from
possessiveness living the peace, for spiritual
realization. (54) One attains my transcendental,
devotional service when one, existing spiritually, is
pleasing the soul and, never lamenting or desiring, is
of an equal mind for all living beings. (55) I am
known in devotional service, for that is what I am in
reality; as soon as one knows me that way, has one
accessed me. (56) By whatever one, to the mercy of my
protection, is all engaged in, achieves one the
imperishable, eternal abode. (57) Take care to be
aware of me all day by giving up all possible profit
motives consciously - that is to say, to my lead
taking to the shelter of an in yoga unified
intelligence. (58) Conscious of me will you by my
mercy overcome all impediments, but if you, on the
other hand, on an ego trip, fail to answer to this,
will you be lost. (59) If you, as an escapist, try to
hide in egoism and refuse to stand your ground, is
your resolve all wrong; according your position in the
material world, you have no choice factually. (60)
Bound to your own activities according the birth you
took, do you, in illusion, prefer not to engage in
that, o son of Alice, in which you even involuntarily
will engage. (61) Aylen, God resides in the heart of
all living entities, where He gives directions to each
creature subjected to the mechanical of the outer
illusion. (62) Surrender yourself to Him in every
respect, o son of Many, by His grace you'll reach the
supreme abode of eternal peace. (63) Thus far my
explanations about the greater secret of the
confidential knowledge; now think carefully about this
and then do that what you wish to do.
(64) It
is because you're so dear to me that I, for your own
good, restate this most confidential part of all my
supreme instruction: (65) Think of me, become my
devotee, be my worshipper, prove me your respects, and
I promise you, since you're dear to me, that you'll
attain me without fail. (66) When you go for me as the
only one to surrender to, and abandon all other ways
of proceeding righteously, will I deliver you from all
the trouble heaping upon you, don't you worry! (67)
But never tell this to anyone who is not of penance,
who is not a devotee, nor to someone not willing to
listen, or to someone who turned against me. (68) He
who explains this most confidential secret of mine to
people of devotion, is unto me engaged in
transcendental, devotional service and will no doubt
reach me. (69) There is no one I like more among man,
nor will there on earth be anyone more dear to me than
such a one. (70) By the sacrifice for the sake of the
knowledge made by the person who studies this sacred
conversation of ours, will I be worshiped. That's how
I see it. (71) That human being who with faith, free
from envy, listens to it, will, apart from being
liberated, as well attain the auspicious worlds of the
pious. (72) O son of aunt Alice, could you follow all
this I've been telling you? Has the delusion brought
about by your lack of knowledge now been dispelled, o
winner of the wealth?'
(73) Aylen
said: 'The illusion is dispelled and I regained my
memory. Your mercy removed my doubts, o infallible
one, I'm back on my feet now. I'll do what you told me
to.' "
(74) Ellery
said: 'This is what I've heard of the wonderful and
astounding discussion between the great souls Dwayne
and Aylen. (75) Thanks to grandpa
Asaph16,
could I firsthand from the mouth of Dwayne, the master
of uniting the consciousness in person, hear this
secret being spoken concerning the supreme of yoga.
(76) O master of politics, repeatedly remembering this
beautiful and pious conversation between the man of
beauty and Aylen, fills my heart with joy time and
again. (77) And also am I each time I remember that
tremendously wonderful form of Dwayne, o ruler of man,
to my greater joy, again and again struck with wonder.
(78) I am convinced that wherever there is the master
of yoga Dwayne, and the son of Alice with his speeches
and one-liners, that there opulence, victory, great
power and morality are assured."
Thus
ends A Song of Fortune, a modern Gîtâ,
during the month February 2760
AUC12
translated to the mind of his time, by Anand
Aadhar Prabhu41,
the master of filognosy named Foundationbliss. He did
this in service of the divine association of the great
souls of his time and the many preceding him in this
task.
