Its funny how you can read Bhagavad-gita for years, and everytime you read from it, something new jumps out at you. For instance this morning, I happened upon a word I must have seen before, but never noticed: Kṛṣṇa-karma. I have seen karma-kāṇḍa before, and jñāna-kāṇḍa but never have I noticed the word Krsna-karma. I like this word.
I ran across this word Krsna-karma while reading from the purport to text 55 in the eleventh chapter of Bhagavad-gita. We share with you this very important text and purport.
Anyone who wants to approach the Supreme of all the Personalities of Godhead, on the Kṛṣṇaloka planet in the spiritual sky, and be intimately connected with the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa, must take this formula, as is stated by the Supreme Himself. Therefore, this verse is considered to be the essence of Bhagavad-gītā. The Bhagavad-gītā is a book directed to the conditioned souls, who are engaged in the material world with the purpose of lording it over nature and who do not know of the real, spiritual life. The Bhagavad-gītā is meant to show how one can understand his spiritual existence and his eternal relationship with the Supreme Spiritual Personality and to teach one how to go back home, back to Godhead. Now here is the verse which clearly explains the process by which one can attain success in his spiritual activity: devotional service. As far as work is concerned, one should transfer his energy entirely to Kṛṣṇa conscious activities. No work should be done by any man except in relationship to Kṛṣṇa. This called Kṛṣṇa-karma. (from purport to Bg. 11.55)
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