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evaá¹ pravartitaá¹ cakraá¹
nÄnuvartayatÄ«ha yaḥ
aghÄyur indriyÄrÄmo
moghaá¹ pÄrtha sa jÄ«vati

3 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LBG(3)

 evam - thus; pravartitam - established by the Vedas; cakram - cycle; na - does not; anuvartayati - adopt; iha - in this life; yaḥ - one who; agha-Äyuḥ - whose life is full of sins; indriya-ÄrÄmaḥ - satisfied in sense gratification; mogham - uselessly; pÄrtha - O son of Pá¹›thÄ (Arjuna); saḥ - he; jÄ«vati - lives.


Text

My dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of sacriï¬ce thus established by the Vedas certainly leads a life full of sin. Living only for the satisfaction of the senses, such a person lives in vain.

Purport

The mammonist philosophy of “work very hard and enjoy sense gratiï¬cation†is condemned herein by the Lord. Therefore, for those who want to enjoy this material world, the above-mentioned cycle of performing yajñas is absolutely necessary. One who does not follow such regulations is living a very risky life, being condemned more and more. By nature’s law, this human form of life is speciï¬cally meant for self-realization, in either of the three ways – namely karma-yoga, jñÄna-yoga or bhakti-yoga. There is no necessity of rigidly following the performances of the prescribed yajñas for the transcendentalists who are above vice and virtue; but those who are engaged in sense gratiï¬cation require puriï¬cation by the above-mentioned cycle of yajña performances. There are different kinds of activities. Those who are not Kṛṣṇa conscious are certainly engaged in sensory consciousness; therefore they need to execute pious work. The yajña system is planned in such a way that sensory conscious persons may satisfy their desires without becoming entangled in the reaction of sense-gratiï¬catory work. The prosperity of the world depends not on our own efforts but on the background arrangement of the Supreme Lord, directly carried out by the demigods. Therefore, the yajñas are directly aimed at the particular demigods mentioned in the Vedas. Indirectly, it is the practice of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, because when one masters the performance of yajñas one is sure to become Kṛṣṇa conscious. But if by performing yajñas one does not become Kṛṣṇa conscious, such principles are counted as only moral codes. One should not, therefore, limit his progress only to the point of moral codes, but should transcend them, to attain Kṛṣṇa consciousness.