Read a Lecture by Srila Prabhupada on this Verse
YaSTvaTMariTarev SYaadaTMaTa*áê MaaNav" )
AaTMaNYaev c SaNTauíSTaSYa k-aYa| Na ivÛTae )) 17 ))
yas tv ätma-ratir eva syäd
ätma-tåptaç ca mänavaù
ätmany eva ca santuñöas
tasya käryaà na vidyate
SYNONYMS
yaù-one who; tu-but; ätma-ratiù-taking pleasure in the self; eva-certainly; syät-remains; ätma-tåptaù-self-illuminated; ca-and; mänavaù-a man; ätmani-in himself; eva-only; ca-and; santuñöaù-perfectly satiated; tasya-his; käryam-duty; na-does not; vidyate-exist.
TRANSLATION
But for one who takes pleasure in the self, whose human life is one of self-realization, and who is satisfied in the self only, fully satiated-for him there is no duty.
PURPORT
A person who is fully Kåñëa conscious, and is fully satisfied by his acts in Kåñëa consciousness, no longer has any duty to perform. Due to his being Kåñëa conscious, all impiety within is instantly cleansed, an effect of many, many thousands of yajïa performances. By such clearing of consciousness, one becomes fully confident of his eternal position in relationship with the Supreme. His duty thus becomes self-illuminated by the grace of the Lord, and therefore he no longer has any obligations to the Vedic injunctions. Such a Kåñëa conscious person is no longer interested in material activities and no longer takes pleasure in material arrangements like wine, women and similar infatuations.
