HH Krishna Kshetra Swami
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*Bhagavad-gita 2.51 – Freedom from Karma, Birth and Death*
Sunday Feast Lecture
On the auspicious occasion of Ekadashi, HH Krishna Kshetra Swami gives a lecture on Bhagavad-gita 2.51 from Chapter 2, Sankhya-yoga. In this verse, Lord Krishna explains that great souls, by engaging their intelligence in devotional service, give up the fruits of material work and become liberated from the bondage of repeated birth and death.
In this lecture, Maharaja explains the meaning of buddhi-yoga, the nature of karma-bandhana, and how the conditioned soul can become free from material misery by acting in Krishna consciousness. Referring to Srila Prabhupada’s purport and the teachings of the previous acaryas, he shows how the real goal of life is not material success, but returning back home, back to Godhead.
The class concludes by emphasizing the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and the need to seriously read, study, apply, and share Bhagavad-gita in daily life.
With Mandarin interpretation by Rajalaxmi Devi Dasi www.youtube.com/@UCFUEsCkbRw-kZJvNfdGU5bg
@ISKCONTaipei ISKCON Taipei, Taiwan.
March 15, 2026
*Bg. 2.51*
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः ।
जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् ॥ ५१ ॥
_karma-jaṁ buddhi-yuktā hi_
_phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣiṇaḥ_
_janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ_
_padaṁ gacchanty anāmayam_
*Synonyms*
karma-jam — due to fruitive activities; buddhi-yuktāḥ — being engaged in devotional service; hi — certainly; phalam — results; tyaktvā — giving up; manīṣiṇaḥ — great sages or devotees; janma-bandha — from the bondage of birth and death; vinirmuktāḥ — liberated; padam — position; gacchanti — they reach; anāmayam — without miseries.
*Translation*
By thus engaging in devotional service to the Lord, great sages or devotees free themselves from the results of work in the material world. In this way they become free from the cycle of birth and death and attain the state beyond all miseries [by going back to Godhead].
*Purport*
The liberated living entities belong to that place where there are no material miseries. The Bhāgavatam (10.14.58) says:
_samāṣritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ_
_mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ_
_bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁ_
_padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām_
“For one who has accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord, who is the shelter of the cosmic manifestation and is famous as Mukunda, or the giver of mukti, the ocean of the material world is like the water contained in a calf’s footprint. Paraṁ padam, or the place where there are no material miseries, or Vaikuṇṭha, is his goal, not the place where there is danger in every step of life.”
Owing to ignorance, one does not know that this material world is a miserable place where there are dangers at every step. Out of ignorance only, less intelligent persons try to adjust to the situation by fruitive activities, thinking that the resultant actions will make them happy. They do not know that no kind of material body anywhere within the universe can give life without miseries. The miseries of life, namely birth, death, old age and diseases, are present everywhere within the material world. But one who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord, and thus knows the position of the Personality of Godhead, engages himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Consequently he becomes qualified to enter into the Vaikuṇṭha planets, where there is neither material, miserable life nor the influence of time and death. To know one’s constitutional position means to know also the sublime position of the Lord. One who wrongly thinks that the living entity’s position and the Lord’s position are on the same level is to be understood to be in darkness and therefore unable to engage himself in the devotional service of the Lord. He becomes a lord himself and thus paves the way for the repetition of birth and death. But one who, understanding that his position is to serve, transfers himself to the service of the Lord, at once becomes eligible for Vaikuṇṭha-loka. Service for the cause of the Lord is called karma-yoga or buddhi-yoga, or in plain words, devotional service to the Lord.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Invocation and Kirtan
04:09 – Introduction to Bg 2.51
11:51 – Analytical Knowledge (Sankhya)
17:18 – Verse Chanting & Translation
21:52 – Treating the Root Cause of Misery
23:01 – Story: The Source of the Problem
30:23 – Giving Up the Fruits of Labor
35:18 – Freedom from the Cycle of Birth
38:54 – Crossing the Material Ocean
49:20 – Success Through Divine Mercy
53:46 – Practice: Chanting the Holy Names
1:00:30 – Final Guidance: Study and Application
Sunday Feast Lecture
On the auspicious occasion of Ekadashi, HH Krishna Kshetra Swami gives a lecture on Bhagavad-gita 2.51 from Chapter 2, Sankhya-yoga. In this verse, Lord Krishna explains that great souls, by engaging their intelligence in devotional service, give up the fruits of material work and become liberated from the bondage of repeated birth and death.
In this lecture, Maharaja explains the meaning of buddhi-yoga, the nature of karma-bandhana, and how the conditioned soul can become free from material misery by acting in Krishna consciousness. Referring to Srila Prabhupada’s purport and the teachings of the previous acaryas, he shows how the real goal of life is not material success, but returning back home, back to Godhead.
The class concludes by emphasizing the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and the need to seriously read, study, apply, and share Bhagavad-gita in daily life.
With Mandarin interpretation by Rajalaxmi Devi Dasi www.youtube.com/@UCFUEsCkbRw-kZJvNfdGU5bg
@ISKCONTaipei ISKCON Taipei, Taiwan.
March 15, 2026
*Bg. 2.51*
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः ।
जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम् ॥ ५१ ॥
_karma-jaṁ buddhi-yuktā hi_
_phalaṁ tyaktvā manīṣiṇaḥ_
_janma-bandha-vinirmuktāḥ_
_padaṁ gacchanty anāmayam_
*Synonyms*
karma-jam — due to fruitive activities; buddhi-yuktāḥ — being engaged in devotional service; hi — certainly; phalam — results; tyaktvā — giving up; manīṣiṇaḥ — great sages or devotees; janma-bandha — from the bondage of birth and death; vinirmuktāḥ — liberated; padam — position; gacchanti — they reach; anāmayam — without miseries.
*Translation*
By thus engaging in devotional service to the Lord, great sages or devotees free themselves from the results of work in the material world. In this way they become free from the cycle of birth and death and attain the state beyond all miseries [by going back to Godhead].
*Purport*
The liberated living entities belong to that place where there are no material miseries. The Bhāgavatam (10.14.58) says:
_samāṣritā ye pada-pallava-plavaṁ_
_mahat-padaṁ puṇya-yaśo murāreḥ_
_bhavāmbudhir vatsa-padaṁ paraṁ padaṁ_
_padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadāṁ na teṣām_
“For one who has accepted the boat of the lotus feet of the Lord, who is the shelter of the cosmic manifestation and is famous as Mukunda, or the giver of mukti, the ocean of the material world is like the water contained in a calf’s footprint. Paraṁ padam, or the place where there are no material miseries, or Vaikuṇṭha, is his goal, not the place where there is danger in every step of life.”
Owing to ignorance, one does not know that this material world is a miserable place where there are dangers at every step. Out of ignorance only, less intelligent persons try to adjust to the situation by fruitive activities, thinking that the resultant actions will make them happy. They do not know that no kind of material body anywhere within the universe can give life without miseries. The miseries of life, namely birth, death, old age and diseases, are present everywhere within the material world. But one who understands his real constitutional position as the eternal servitor of the Lord, and thus knows the position of the Personality of Godhead, engages himself in the transcendental loving service of the Lord. Consequently he becomes qualified to enter into the Vaikuṇṭha planets, where there is neither material, miserable life nor the influence of time and death. To know one’s constitutional position means to know also the sublime position of the Lord. One who wrongly thinks that the living entity’s position and the Lord’s position are on the same level is to be understood to be in darkness and therefore unable to engage himself in the devotional service of the Lord. He becomes a lord himself and thus paves the way for the repetition of birth and death. But one who, understanding that his position is to serve, transfers himself to the service of the Lord, at once becomes eligible for Vaikuṇṭha-loka. Service for the cause of the Lord is called karma-yoga or buddhi-yoga, or in plain words, devotional service to the Lord.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Invocation and Kirtan
04:09 – Introduction to Bg 2.51
11:51 – Analytical Knowledge (Sankhya)
17:18 – Verse Chanting & Translation
21:52 – Treating the Root Cause of Misery
23:01 – Story: The Source of the Problem
30:23 – Giving Up the Fruits of Labor
35:18 – Freedom from the Cycle of Birth
38:54 – Crossing the Material Ocean
49:20 – Success Through Divine Mercy
53:46 – Practice: Chanting the Holy Names
1:00:30 – Final Guidance: Study and Application
