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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam — Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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कर्माणि च यथाकालं यथादेशं यथाबलम् ।
यथोचितं यथावित्तमकरोद्ब्रह्मसात्कृतम् ॥ ५० ॥
karmāṇi ca yathā-kālaṁ
yathā-deśaṁ yathā-balam
yathocitaṁ yathā-vittam
akarod brahma-sāt-kṛtam
WORD BY WORD — PALABRA POR PALABRA
TRANSLATION — TRADUCCION
 | Being self-satisfied, Mahārāja Pṛthu executed his duties as perfectly as possible according to the time and his situation, strength and financial position. His only aim in all his activities was to satisfy the Absolute Truth. In this way, he duly acted. | | | Mahārāja Pṛthu estaba satisfecho en sí mismo, y por esa razón ejecutaba sus deberes lo más perfectamente posible conforme al momento, las circunstancias, sus fuerzas y la situación económica. En sus actividades sólo perseguía un objetivo, satisfacer a la Verdad Absoluta. De esa manera, actuaba como debía. | |
PURPORT — SIGNIFICADO
| | Mahārāja Pṛthu was a responsible monarch, and he had to execute the duties of a kṣatriya, a king and a devotee at the same time. Being perfect in the Lord’s devotional service, he could execute his prescribed duties with complete perfection as befitted the time and circumstance and his financial strength and personal ability. In this regard, the word karmāṇi in this verse is significant. Pṛthu Mahārāja’s activities were not ordinary, for they were in relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī has advised that things which are favorable to devotional service should not be rejected, nor should activity favorable for devotional service be considered ordinary work or fruitive activity. For example, an ordinary worker conducts business in order to earn money for his sense gratification. A devotee may perform the same work in exactly the same way, but his aim is to satisfy the Supreme Lord. Consequently his activities are not ordinary. | | | Mahārāja Pṛthu era un monarca responsable, y tenía que cumplir con sus deberes de kṣatriya, rey y devoto al mismo tiempo. Como era perfecto en el servicio devocional del Señor, podía ejecutar sus deberes prescritos con toda perfección, conforme al momento, las circunstancias, las posibilidades económicas y su capacidad personal. A este respecto, en este verso es significativa la palabra karmāṇi. Las de Pṛthu Mahārāja no eran actividades corrientes, pues estaban relacionadas con la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. El consejo de Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī es que las cosas favorables al servicio devocional no se deben rechazar, ni se debe considerar que una actividad favorable para el servicio devocional es como un trabajo corriente, o una actividad fruitiva. Una persona común, por ejemplo, trabaja para ganar dinero y complacer sus sentidos. Un devoto puede ejecutar el mismo trabajo, exactamente de la misma forma, pero su objetivo es satisfacer al Señor Supremo; por consiguiente, sus actividades no son actividades comunes. | | | | | Pṛthu Mahārāja’s activities were therefore not ordinary but were all spiritual and transcendental, for his aim was to satisfy the Lord. Just as Arjuna, who was a warrior, had to fight to satisfy Kṛṣṇa, Pṛthu Mahārāja performed his royal duties as king for the satisfaction of Kṛṣṇa. Indeed, whatever he did as emperor of the whole world was perfectly befitting a pure devotee. It is therefore said by a Vaiṣṇava poet, vaiṣṇavera kriyā-mudrā vijñe nā bujhāya: no one can understand the activities of a pure devotee. A pure devotee’s activities may appear like ordinary activities, but behind them there is profound significance — the satisfaction of the Lord. In order to understand the activities of a Vaiṣṇava, one has to become very expert. Mahārāja Pṛthu did not allow himself to function outside the institution of four varṇas and four āśramas, although as a Vaiṣṇava he was a paramahaṁsa, transcendental to all material activities. He remained in his position as a kṣatriya to rule the world and at the same time remained transcendental to such activities by satisfying the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Concealing himself as a pure devotee, he externally manifested himself as a very powerful and dutiful king. In other words, none of his activities were carried out for his own sense gratification; everything he did was meant for the satisfaction of the senses of the Lord. This is clearly explained in the next verse. | | | Las actividades de Pṛthu Mahārāja no eran, por lo tanto, corrientes, sino que eran completamente espirituales y trascendentales, pues su objetivo era la satisfacción del Señor. Al igual que Arjuna, que era un guerrero y tuvo que luchar para satisfacer a Kṛṣṇa, Pṛthu Mahārāja también llevó a cabo sus deberes de rey para satisfacer a Kṛṣṇa. En verdad, todo lo que hizo como emperador del mundo fueron actos perfectamente adecuados para un devoto puro. Un poeta vaiṣṇava dice a este respecto: vaiṣṇavera kriyā-mudrā vijñe nā bujhāya: nadie puede entender las actividades de un devoto puro. Esas actividades pueden parecer actividades corrientes, pero encierran un profundo significado: la satisfacción del Señor. Para entender las actividades de un vaiṣṇava, hay que tener mucha experiencia. Mahārāja Pṛthu nunca se permitió actuar fuera de la institución de cuatro varṇas y cuatro āśramas, aunque, como vaiṣṇava, era un paramahaṁsa, trascendental a todas las actividades materiales. Seguía en su posición de kṣatriya gobernante del mundo, pero al mismo tiempo era trascendental a esas actividades, pues satisfacía a la Suprema Personalidad de Dios. Ocultando su personalidad de devoto puro, externamente se mostraba como un rey muy poderoso y con gran sentido del deber. En otras palabras, ni una sola de sus actividades se llevó a cabo para la complacencia de sus propios sentidos; todo lo que hizo estaba destinado a satisfacer los sentidos del Señor. Esto se explica claramente en el siguiente verso. | | |
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