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Action in Knowledge of
Krsna

na mam karmani limpanti
na me karma-phale sprha

iti mam yo’bhijanati
karmabhir na sa badhyate

“There is no work that affects Me; nor do I
aspire for the fruits of action. One who under-
stands this truth about Me also does not become
entangled in the fruitive reactions of work.’(Bg. 4.14)

The whole world is bound by karma. We all know
of the existence of microbes or germs which exist
by the million within the measurement of one milli-
meter. In the Brahma-samhita it is stated that
beginning with the microbe, which is called indra-
gopa, up to Indra, the king of the heavenly planets,
all are bound by karma, the reaction of work. We all
have to suffer or enjoy the reactions of our work,
be they good or bad. As long as we have to suffer or
enjoy these reactions, we are bound to these material
bodies.

By nature’s arrangement the material body is given
to the living entity ‘for his suffering or enjoying.
Different types of bodies are acquired for different
purposes. The body of a tiger is made for killing and
eating raw meat. Similarly, the hogs are made in such
a way that they can eat stool. And as human beings
our teeth are made for eating vegetables and fruits.

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