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Bhagavad-gītā 18.18
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 18
- ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना ।
- करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः ॥१८॥
- jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā
- tri-vidhā karma-codanā
- karaṇaṁ karma karteti
- tri-vidhaḥ karma-saṅgrahaḥ
jñānamknowledge — knowledge; jñeyamthe objective of knowledge — the objective of knowledge; parijñātāthe knower — the knower; triof three kinds-vidhāof three kinds — of three kinds; karmaof work — of work; codanāthe impetus — the impetus; karaṇamthe senses — the senses; karmathe work — the work; kartāthe doer — the doer; itithus — thus; triof three kinds-vidhaḥof three kinds — of three kinds; karmaof work — of work; saṅgrahaḥthe accumulation — the accumulation.
Knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower are the three factors that motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer are the three constituents of action.
There are three kinds of impetus for daily work: knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower. The instruments of work, the work itself and the worker are called the constituents of work. Any work done by any human being has these elements. Before one acts, there is some impetus, which is called inspiration. Any solution arrived at before work is actualized is a subtle form of work. Then work takes the form of action. First one has to undergo the psychological processes of thinking, feeling and willing, and that is called impetus. The inspiration to work is the same if it comes from the scripture or from the instruction of the spiritual master. When the inspiration is there and the worker is there, then actual activity takes place by the help of the senses, including the mind, which is the center of all the senses. The sum total of all the constituents of an activity are called the accumulation of work.