Shloka 41
Kṛṣṇa’s Impending Departure; Uddhava’s Surrender; King Yadu and the Avadhūta’s Twenty-Four Gurus
Beginnings
पार्थिवेष्विह देहेषु प्रविष्टस्तद्गुणाश्रय: । गुणैर्न युज्यते योगी गन्धैर्वायुरिवात्मदृक् ॥ ४१ ॥
pārthiveṣv iha deheṣu praviṣṭas tad-guṇāśrayaḥ guṇair na yujyate yogī gandhair vāyur ivātma-dṛk
ကိုယ်တိုင်သိမြင်ပြီးသော ဝိညာဉ်သည် ဤလောက၌ မတူညီသော ရုပ်ခန္ဓာများအတွင်း နေထိုင်၍ ၎င်းတို့၏ အရည်အသွေးနှင့် လုပ်ဆောင်ချက်များကို ခံစားရသော်လည်း မချုပ်ငြိမ့်ဘဲ ရှိသည်။ အနံ့မျိုးစုံကို သယ်ဆောင်သော်လည်း မရောနှောသည့် လေကဲ့သို့ပင်။
Although we experience the wind as fragrant or foul, depending on the aromas it carries, the wind does not in fact change its actual nature. Similarly, although we regard a particular person as strong or weak, intelligent or retarded, beautiful or homely, good or bad, the pure spirit soul, who is the actual person, does not really possess any of the qualities of the body but is merely covered by them, just as the wind is covered by different aromas. Thus, a Kṛṣṇa conscious person is always aware that he is different from the temporary body. He experiences the various transformations of the body, such as childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age; but although he experiences the pains, pleasures, qualities and functions of that body, a Kṛṣṇa conscious person never thinks that he is the body. He always understands that he is an eternal spirit soul, part and parcel of Lord Kṛṣṇa. As stated in this verse, na yujyate yogī: he is not entangled. The conclusion is that one should never consider a Kṛṣṇa conscious person in terms of bodily designation, but should see him as an eternal servitor of the Lord.
FAQs
This verse says a self-realized yogī may live within a material body yet remains untouched by the body’s qualities—like wind that carries scents without becoming bound by them.
To show Uddhava that true spiritual vision (ātma-dṛk) allows one to move through material circumstances without identification or bondage to the guṇas.
Do your duties while remembering you are the soul, not the shifting moods and labels of the body; engage actions as service, and let experiences pass through you like fragrances carried by the wind.