Text 16 III
Transcendental Knowledge
2.3.9
before. The Supreme Lord knows all His past activities, as well as those of persons who acted in Krṣṇa consciousness in the past. Therefore He recommends the acts of the sun-god, who learned this art from the Lord some millions of years before. All such students of Lord Krṣṇa are mentioned here as past liberated persons, engaged in the discharge of duties allotted by Krṣṇa.
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किं कर्म किमकर्मेति कवयोऽप्यत्र मोहिताः । तत्ते कर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥१६॥
kiṁ karma kim akarmeti kavayo py atra mohitāḥ tat te karma pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvā mokṣyase subhāt
kim —what is;  karma —action;  kim —what is;  akarma —inaction;  iti —thus;  kavayaḥ —the intelligent;  api —also;  atra —in this matter;  mohitāḥ —bewildered;  tat —that;  te —unto you;  karma —work;  pravakṣyāmi —I shall explain;  yat —which;  jñātvā —knowing;  mokṣyase —be liberated;  aśubhāt —from ill fortune.
TRANSLATION
Even the intelligent are bewildered in determining what is action and what is inaction. Now I shall explain to you what action is, knowing which you shall be liberated from all sins.
PURPORT
Action in Kışına consciousness has to be executed in accord with the examples of previous bona fide devotees. This is recommended in the 15th verse. Why such action should not be independent will be explained in the text to follow.
To act in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one has to follow the leadership of authorized persons who are in a line of disciplic succession as explained in the beginning of this chapter. The system of Kṛṣṇa consciousness was first narrated to the sun-god, the sun-god explained it to his son Manu,