Only for You

Last night, after listening to Acharya Prashant’s video, the verse from the Bhagavad Gita “Karmanyevaadhikaaraste” became completely clear to me. What I have understood, I am trying to write for Krishna alone, because once this is understood, no other action remains.

All our sorrows arise from our desires, and desires arise from shame. Therefore, shame must be abandoned. Shame should exist only before Krishna, and action should be only for Him. We feel ashamed if our house is not good, so we desire to make it grand. We want a good job for that, a rich groom, a beautiful bride, worthy children. For the fulfillment of these desires, people go to temples, make vows, work hard, study, marry, have children. In other words, all responsibilities and duties are only for the fulfillment of desires. A whole life gets spent in this, yet desires never end, nor can they ever end.

That is why Krishna told Arjuna: leave aside the concern for results and surrender to Him. Then act, but act for Him. Let go of worries about victory or defeat—when there are no desires, what meaning do victory and defeat have? But for Krishna, one must act, for He alone is our beloved.

As for the question, “Who is Krishna?”—for that, one must read the Gita itself. I have read it many times, but a guide is also needed to make it clearer. It was Krishna Himself who sent me Acharya Prashant’s video.