Text 13] Karma-yoga—Action in Krṣṇa Consciousness
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in the conception of duality, that is, without knowledge of the Absolute Truth. Krşna is the Supreme Absolute Truth, the Personality of Godhead. In Krşna consciousness, there is no duality. All that exists is a product of Krşna’s energy, and Krşna is all good. Therefore, activities in Krşna consciousness are on the absolute plane; they are transcendental and have no material effect. One is, therefore, filled with peace in Krşna consciousness. One who is, however, entangled in profit calculation for sense gratification cannot have that peace. This is the secret of Krşna consciousness—realization that there is no existence besides Krşna is the platform of peace and fearlessness.
TEXT 13
सर्वकर्माणि मनसा संन्यस्यास्ते सुखं वशी । नवद्वारे पुरे देही नैव कुर्वन्न कारयन् ॥१३॥
sarva-karmāṇi manasā  
 sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśī  
 nava-dvāre pure dehī  
 naiva kurvan na kārayan
sarva —all;  karmāṇi —activities;  manasā —by the mind;  sannyasya —giving up;  āste —remains;  sukham —in happiness;  vaśī —one who is controlled;  nava-dvāre —in the place where there are nine gates;  pure —in the city;  dehī —the embodied soul;  na —never;  eva —certainly;  kurvan —doing anything;  na —not;  kārayan —causing to be done.
TRANSLATION
When the embodied living being controls his nature and mentally renounces all actions, he resides happily in the city of nine gates [the material body], neither working nor causing work to be done.
PURPORT
The embodied soul lives in the city of nine gates. The activities of the body, or the figurative city of body, are conducted automatically by the particular modes of nature. The soul, although subjecting himself to the