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<h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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You shall not be bound up by the reaction of your karma if you act it on behalf of Yajña or Viṣṇu or the Supreme Lord. That is prescription. Anyatra. If you do not work for that supreme purpose, then you will be bound up and your this encagement of body will continue. This encagement of body will continue if you work on your own responsibility and not for the supreme purpose or the Supreme Lord Yajña, or Viṣṇu. That is the secret.
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[[Vanisource:681022 - Lecture BG 03.08-11 - Seattle|681022 - Lecture BG 03.08-11 - Seattle]]:
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Now, this is the formula of spiritual realization, that we should not stop our working capacity, the prescribed duty in which we are engaged. That is not to be stopped. If we stop work, and spiritual realization, for spiritual realization, we leave this world and go to the jungle or Himalaya and sit down there for meditation for spiritual realization, oh, how many people will be ready to do this thing? No. This is not for mass people. Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is prescribing something practical, which can be adopted by every one and all, without any distinction.

This point we have already discussed in the last day's meeting, that whatever you may be, it doesn't matter. You can realize the highest perfection of life, provided you work under the regulation of ''yajña''. ''Yajñārthāt karma''. There is no harm working, but the work should be done for the Supreme Lord, ''Yajña''. ''Yajña'' means Viṣṇu. Because according to laws of nature, any work you do, it has got some reaction, and we are bound up by those reaction.

The ''Vedas'' also says, ''karmaṇā baddhyate jantuḥ''. ''Karmaṇā baddhyate jantuḥ'', that "All living entities, they are bound up in this material encagement on account of their different kinds of ''karma'', or work." But here is the point, that you shall not be bound up by the reaction of your ''karma'' if you act it on behalf of ''Yajña'', or Viṣṇu, or the Supreme Lord. That is the secret.

''Yajñārthāt karmaṇo 'nyatra''. ''Anyatra''. If you do not work for that supreme purpose, then you will be bound up and your this encagement of body will continue. This encagement of body will continue if you work on your own responsibility and not for the supreme purpose of the Supreme Lord, ''Yajña'', or Viṣṇu. That is the secret.

''Yajña'' means . . . ''yajño vai viṣṇuḥ''. It is ''śruti''. ''Śruti'' means the Vedic literatures, the Vedic hymns. They prove it, "''Yajña'' means Viṣṇu." ''Viṣṇuḥ tu sārthaṁ karma samācara''. Therefore we have to work for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu. That is called ''yajña''.

:''saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā''
:''purovāca prajāpatiḥ''
:''anena prasaviṣyadhvam''
:''eṣa vo 'stv iṣṭa-kāma-dhuk''
:([[Vanisource:BG 3.10 (1972)|BG 3.10]])

The proof of the sacrifice, ''yajña'', is mentioned in the Vedic scripture. After the creation, it was so announced that "If you want to be happy, you must perform sacrifices." Sacrifices.

The Vedic literature is created for guidance of the conditioned souls. Every living being who is in this material world is conditioned by the laws of material nature. And it is a chance, this creation, and especially this human body, is a chance to get rid of this material entanglement. And the chance is open by acting for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu. ''Saha-yajñāḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā'' ([[Vanisource:BG 3.10 (1972)|BG 3.10]]).

''Prajāḥ''. ''Prajāḥ'' means the living entities, after being created, they were advised that "You perform ''yajña'', or sacrifice, for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu. That will . . ." ''Anena'', "By this," ''prasaviṣyadhvam'', "you increase your enlightenment." ''Prasaviṣyadhvam''. "And whatever you want, that will be satisfied by this ''yajña''." ''Devān yajña'', that sacrifice.
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