“That person who is beyond the duality and doubt in his heart, whose mind dwells within him, always busy doing welfare of all the world is not stained by any crime he gets salvation in the exalted.”

Context of the Verse:

            Krishna goes on to describe the qualities of a real aspirant (Yogi or Gyani) who is established in Brahma-Nirvana (freedom in the Absolute). In this verse, He underscores that purity in heart, clarity in intellect, self-restraint and sympathy are the marks of a free man.

            This verse is one of Krishna’s large messages in Chapter 5. that liberation is not only for renouncers, but for householder life, if we can live with self-control and compassion.

Key Teachings in This Verse:

• Purity of the Heart: Salvation is fine to him, who becomes rid from sin (Kusala) or Ksina Kalmasah.
• Reasoning out confused ideas: The dualities and doubts of the mind should be cut off (Chinna-Dvaidhah).
• Self-Control: Control (Yatamanah) of body and mind is need for spiritual progress.
• Universal Compassion: “True sages are those who rejoice in the wellbeing of all being” (Sarva-Bhuta-Hite Ratah ).
• Liberation by Work: Serving with an unattached and pure heart one’s worldly duty allows the seeker to achieve Brahma-Nirvana.

Relevance to Arjuna:

            Arjuna is torn between his loyalties and emotions. Krishna reveals that unselfish deeds, self-purification, and full dedication to the well-being of the all lead to spiritual freedom even while living in the world. This motivates Arjuna to act in a selfless manner rather than act for rewards and to set his heart on self-abnegation.

Explanation:

            This is highest teaching who liberates in the Parabrahman beyond play of duality and doubt.

            A doubting person: So he cannot be free, and that how we can be in doubt why doubt arises. We knew it’s only ignorance. Sinful activities. And we break the laws of nature and when we do that, we get covered, ignorance covers us and confusion crop up in our life. Therefore, a man who has been free of all sins, have a doubt in the spiritual life.

            That is why the fallacy of the regulative principle is a very important story of the Shastra.

            Much of the scriptures were spoken about Mahabharat, no intoxication, no gambling, no illicit sex, no meat eating. These are principles of regulation that are much to be observed, to arrive at knowledge. Therefore, sense controlled, especially after following these four principles, is very, very necessary. They will not have any doubt then; they will be clear.

            “If you don’t know if you’re not sure, okay, we have to see, I may be, let’s see, am I breaking these four principles?” Am I sinful? Do I so lust after sensuous pleasures? Then we should be patient. We don’t need to know it all in a day. Even as the child however much he may endeavour does not comprehend the higher things.

            So, wait for our consciousness to develop’ and don’t be agitated if we still don’t understand spiritual life. Once your mind and your senses are firmly under control, you will find that doubt will disappear.

            And there is another very important thing which is pointed out here.

            He must a well-wisher of all living entities, one who can take a share of material existence the analyser of the material world. He will have no interest in welfare. He will go in the Himalaya somewhere or into the Ashram. He’ll be analysing. But a Karm Yogi, he will work for the benefit of all the creatures of this world. And what is his welfare?

            Mind you, welfare is not the physical one. That type of welfare work is meant for less intelligent person, but a person who is intelligent, he knows, “Why should I waste valuable time in that way? If Krishna wants the body to be maintained or to be destroyed, He’ll take care. I’m not in worry. Let me develop my Krishna consciousness.” Well, that’s great of course, but that’s just the way it’s supposed to work in natures law. The body is created, the body is preserved, and then finally, the body is destroyed and the body will be created.

            It’ll be maintained. It will be obliterated through the iron-fisted control of nature under God. Then if I do not maintain, if I don’t maintain, somebody will maintain, the womb of mother, nobody can maintain, how the child is being maintained? And when he emerges from the womb, there are God only is supporting. In delusion, there may be a voice in my head that says, oh, well, I’m opening hospitals, people are living. I’m paying charity for the poor. This is why they are being force fed clothes. But to an extra fool, he will think, I am the doer, says Krishna.” I’m taking care of anyone. God is taking care. God is giving you this brain. You are acting as instrument. If you do not take action, someone else will.

            So don’t forget people we cannot help, no more anyone being looked after the way a child is in the womb. It happens when the child is out of the womb, it is only by the Supreme law. Let me not consider I am the doer. But those who are egoist, ” I am also thinking of my sense gratification that is good things,” for they are encouraged to do such good activities.

            But the welfare work is not to save the dress of the drowning man., but to save the drowning man, spirit soul so that he may not get anymore this miserable dress in the future. That is the act of spiritual enlightenment. Therefore, the best welfare activity is to distribute this knowledge, and a Karm Yogi is engaged in that activity.