Chapter Four
ČETVRTO POGLAVLJE
Transcendental Knowledge
Transcendentalno znanje
- TEXT 1:
- The Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, said: I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku.
- STIH 1:
- Božanska Osoba, Gospodin Śrī Kṛṣṇa, reče: Ovaj sam neuništivi nauk o yogi objasnio bogu Sunca, Vivasvānu. Vivasvān ga je objasnio Manuu, ocu čovječanstva, a Manu Ikṣvākuu.
- TEXT 2:
- This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost.
- STIH 2:
- Tako se ovaj najuzvišeniji nauk prenosio lancem učeničkog naslijeđa i sveti su ga kraljevi shvatili na taj način. No s vremenom je učeničko naslijeđe bilo prekinuto i zato se čini da je znanje u svom izvornom obliku izgubljeno.
- TEXT 3:
- That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend and can therefore understand the transcendental mystery of this science.
- STIH 3:
- Danas ti objašnjavam taj isti drevni nauk o odnosu sa Svevišnjim, jer si Moj bhakta i prijatelj. Zato možeš shvatiti transcendentalnu tajnu toga znanja.
- TEXT 5:
- The Personality of Godhead said: Many, many births both you and I have passed. I can remember all of them, but you cannot, O subduer of the enemy!
- STIH 5:
- Božanska Osoba reče: Ti i Ja rodili smo se već mnogo puta. Ja se mogu sjetiti svih tih života, ali ti ne možeš, o pokoritelju neprijatelja!
- TEXT 6:
- Although I am unborn and My transcendental body never deteriorates, and although I am the Lord of all living entities, I still appear in every millennium in My original transcendental form.
- STIH 6:
- Iako sam gospodar svih živih bića i nerođen, a Moje transcendentalno tijelo nikada ne propada, pojavljujem se u svakom mileniju u Svom izvornom transcendentalnom obliku.
- TEXT 9:
- One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activities does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this material world, but attains My eternal abode, O Arjuna.
- STIH 9:
- Onaj tko poznaje transcendentalnu prirodu Moje pojave i Mojih djelatnosti po napuštanju tijela više se ne rađa u materijalnom svijetu, već dostiže Moje vječno prebivalište, o Arjuna.
- TEXT 10:
- Being freed from attachment, fear and anger, being fully absorbed in Me and taking refuge in Me, many, many persons in the past became purified by knowledge of Me – and thus they all attained transcendental love for Me.
- STIH 10:
- Oslobođeni vezanosti, straha i srdžbe, potpuno svjesni Mene, nalazeći utočište u Meni, mnogi su se u prošlosti pročistili znanjem o Meni i tako dostigli transcendentalnu ljubav prema Meni.
- TEXT 12:
- Men in this world desire success in fruitive activities, and therefore they worship the demigods. Quickly, of course, men get results from fruitive work in this world.
- STIH 12:
- Ljudi u ovome svijetu žele postići uspjeh u plodonosnim djelatnostima i zato obožavaju polubogove. Naravno, brzo dobivaju rezultate plodonosnog rada u ovome svijetu.
- TEXT 13:
- According to the three modes of material nature and the work associated with them, the four divisions of human society are created by Me. And although I am the creator of this system, you should know that I am yet the nondoer, being unchangeable.
- STIH 13:
- Stvorio sam četiri staleža ljudskoga društva prema odlikama materijalne prirode i djelovanju koje im je svojstveno. Premda sam stvoritelj ovoga sustava, trebaš znati da ništa ne činim jer sam nepromjenjiv.
- TEXT 14:
- There is no work that affects Me; nor do I aspire for the fruits of action. One who understands this truth about Me also does not become entangled in the fruitive reactions of work.
- STIH 14:
- Ne težim za plodovima djelovanja niti podliježem utjecaju bilo kakve djelatnosti. Onaj tko shvati ovu istinu o Meni ne zapleće se u posljedice plodonosna djelovanja.
- TEXT 15:
- All the liberated souls in ancient times acted with this understanding of My transcendental nature. Therefore you should perform your duty, following in their footsteps.
- STIH 15:
- Sve oslobođene duše u drevno vrijeme djelovale su s tim razumijevanjem Moje transcendentalne prirode. Stoga trebaš obavljati svoju dužnost slijedeći njihove stope.
- TEXT 16:
- Even the intelligent are bewildered in determining what is action and what is inaction. Now I shall explain to you what action is, knowing which you shall be liberated from all misfortune.
- STIH 16:
- Čak su i inteligentni zbunjeni u pokušaju utvrđivanja što je aktivnost, a što neaktivnost. Sada ću ti objasniti što je aktivnost. Zahvaljujući tom znanju, bit ćeš oslobođen sve nesreće.
- TEXT 17:
- The intricacies of action are very hard to understand. Therefore one should know properly what action is, what forbidden action is and what inaction is.
- STIH 17:
- Složenost djelovanja veoma je teško shvatiti. Zato trebaš pravilno shvatiti što je aktivnost, što zabranjena aktivnost, a što neaktivnost.
- TEXT 18:
- One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction is intelligent among men, and he is in the transcendental position, although engaged in all sorts of activities.
- STIH 18:
- Onaj tko u aktivnosti vidi neaktivnost, a u neaktivnosti aktivnost, inteligentan je čovjek na transcendentalnoj razini, iako vrši razne djelatnosti.
- TEXT 19:
- One is understood to be in full knowledge whose every endeavor is devoid of desire for sense gratification. He is said by sages to be a worker for whom the reactions of work have been burned up by the fire of perfect knowledge.
- STIH 19:
- Smatra se da onaj tko sve čini bez želje za zadovoljavanjem osjetila posjeduje potpuno znanje. Mudraci kažu da je posljedice njegova rada spalila vatra savršena znanja.
- TEXT 20:
- Abandoning all attachment to the results of his activities, ever satisfied and independent, he performs no fruitive action, although engaged in all kinds of undertakings.
- STIH 20:
- Ostavljajući svu vezanost za rezultate svojih djelatnosti, uvijek zadovoljan i neovisan, ne vrši plodonosne djelatnosti, iako djeluje na razne načine.
- TEXT 21:
- Such a man of understanding acts with mind and intelligence perfectly controlled, gives up all sense of proprietorship over his possessions and acts only for the bare necessities of life. Thus working, he is not affected by sinful reactions.
- STIH 21:
- Takav razborit čovjek savršeno vlada umom i inteligencijom te odbacuje svaki osjećaj vlasništva nad svojom imovinom, radeći samo kako bi zadovoljio najosnovnije životne potrebe. Tako djelujući ne podliježe grešnim posljedicama.
- TEXT 22:
- He who is satisfied with gain which comes of its own accord, who is free from duality and does not envy, who is steady in both success and failure, is never entangled, although performing actions.
- STIH 22:
- Osoba oslobođena dvostranosti koja nije zavidna i koja je postojana i u uspjehu i u neuspjehu, zadovoljna dobitkom koji dolazi sam od sebe, iako djeluje, nikada se ne zapleće.
- TEXT 23:
- The work of a man who is unattached to the modes of material nature and who is fully situated in transcendental knowledge merges entirely into transcendence.
- STIH 23:
- Rad čovjeka koji nije vezan za guṇe materijalne prirode i koji je potpuno utemeljen u transcendentalnom znanju potpuno se stapa s transcendencijom.
- TEXT 24:
- A person who is fully absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is sure to attain the spiritual kingdom because of his full contribution to spiritual activities, in which the consummation is absolute and that which is offered is of the same spiritual nature.
- STIH 24:
- Onaj tko je potpuno zaokupljen svjesnošću Kṛṣṇe sigurno će dostići duhovno carstvo zbog svoje potpune posvećenosti duhovnim djelatnostima, u kojima je žrtvovanje apsolutno, a ponude koje se prinose iste su duhovne prirode.
- TEXT 26:
- Some [the unadulterated brahmacārīs] sacrifice the hearing process and the senses in the fire of mental control, and others [the regulated householders] sacrifice the objects of the senses in the fire of the senses.
- STIH 26:
- Neki [čisti brahmacārīji] žrtvuju proces slušanja i osjetila prinoseći ih u vatru umne ovladanosti, a neki [obiteljski ljudi koji žive reguliranim životom] žrtvuju predmete osjetila prinoseći ih u vatru osjetila.
- TEXT 27:
- Others, who are interested in achieving self-realization through control of the mind and senses, offer the functions of all the senses, and of the life breath, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.
- STIH 27:
- Neki, koji žele dostići samospoznaju vladajući umom i osjetilima, prinose funkcije svih osjetila i životnog daha kao ponude u vatru ovladana uma.
- TEXT 28:
- Having accepted strict vows, some become enlightened by sacrificing their possessions, and others by performing severe austerities, by practicing the yoga of eightfold mysticism, or by studying the Vedas to advance in transcendental knowledge.
- STIH 28:
- Nakon što su dali stroge zavjete, neki su postali prosvijećeni žrtvovanjem svojih posjeda, neki vršenjem oštrih strogosti, neki slijeđenjem osmerostrukog procesa mistične yoge, a neki proučavanjem Veda radi napredovanja u transcendentalnom znanju.
- TEXT 29:
- Still others, who are inclined to the process of breath restraint to remain in trance, practice by offering the movement of the outgoing breath into the incoming, and the incoming breath into the outgoing, and thus at last remain in trance, stopping all breathing. Others, curtailing the eating process, offer the outgoing breath into itself as a sacrifice.
- STIH 29:
- Neki, koji zadržavaju dah da bi ostali u transu, prinose kretanje zraka koji izlazi u zrak koji ulazi i zraka koji ulazi u zrak koji izlazi. Tako na kraju potpuno prestaju disati i ostaju u transu. Neki, koji ograničavaju proces jedenja, prinose kao žrtvu zrak koji izlazi u njega samog.
- TEXT 30:
- All these performers who know the meaning of sacrifice become cleansed of sinful reactions, and, having tasted the nectar of the results of sacrifices, they advance toward the supreme eternal atmosphere.
- STIH 30:
- Svi koji vrše ova žrtvovanja i znaju njihov smisao bivaju pročišćeni od grešnih posljedica i okusivši nektar rezultata žrtvovanja napreduju prema vrhovnom vječnom ozračju.
- TEXT 31:
- O best of the Kuru dynasty, without sacrifice one can never live happily on this planet or in this life: what then of the next?
- STIH 31:
- O najbolji iz dinastije Kurua, bez žrtvovanja osoba nikada ne može živjeti sretno na ovom planetu ili u ovom životu. Kako onda može živjeti sretno u sljedećem?
- TEXT 32:
- All these different types of sacrifice are approved by the Vedas, and all of them are born of different types of work. Knowing them as such, you will become liberated.
- STIH 32:
- Sve ove vrste žrtvovanja, odobrene u Vedama, nastaju iz različitih vrsta djelovanja. Znajući to, postat ćeš oslobođen.
- TEXT 33:
- O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice performed in knowledge is better than the mere sacrifice of material possessions. After all, O son of Pṛthā, all sacrifices of work culminate in transcendental knowledge.
- STIH 33:
- O pokoritelju neprijatelja, žrtvovanje izvršeno sa znanjem bolje je od žrtvovanja materijalnih posjeda, jer sva žrtvovanja djelatnosti, o Pṛthin sine, dostižu vrhunac u transcendentalnom znanju.
- TEXT 34:
- Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized souls can impart knowledge unto you because they have seen the truth.
- STIH 34:
- Pokušaj saznati istinu prilazeći duhovnom učitelju. Ponizno mu postavljaj pitanja i služi ga. Samospoznate ti duše mogu prenijeti znanje, jer su vidjele istinu.
- TEXT 35:
- Having obtained real knowledge from a self-realized soul, you will never fall again into such illusion, for by this knowledge you will see that all living beings are but part of the Supreme, or, in other words, that they are Mine.
- STIH 35:
- Kada stekneš pravo znanje od samospoznate duše, nikada više nećeš pasti u takvu iluziju, jer ćeš zahvaljujući tom znanju vidjeti da su sva živa bića samo dio Svevišnjega ili, drugim riječima, da su Moja.
- TEXT 36:
- Even if you are considered to be the most sinful of all sinners, when you are situated in the boat of transcendental knowledge you will be able to cross over the ocean of miseries.
- STIH 36:
- Čak i ako si najgrešniji od svih grešnika, ako se nalaziš u lađi transcendentalnog znanja, prijeći ćeš ocean bijede.
- TEXT 38:
- In this world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism. And one who has become accomplished in the practice of devotional service enjoys this knowledge within himself in due course of time.
- STIH 38:
- U ovom svijetu ništa nije tako uzvišeno i čisto kao transcendentalno znanje. Ono je zreo plod sveg misticizma. Onaj tko je dostigao savršenstvo u predanom služenju s vremenom u sebi uživa u tom znanju.
- TEXT 39:
- A faithful man who is dedicated to transcendental knowledge and who subdues his senses is eligible to achieve such knowledge, and having achieved it he quickly attains the supreme spiritual peace.
- STIH 39:
- Vjeran čovjek koji obuzdava svoja osjetila i koji se posvetio transcendentalnom znanju zavređuje da ga stekne. Stekavši takvo znanje, ubrzo dostiže najviši duhovni mir.
- TEXT 40:
- But ignorant and faithless persons who doubt the revealed scriptures do not attain God consciousness; they fall down. For the doubting soul there is happiness neither in this world nor in the next.
- STIH 40:
- Ali neuke i nevjerne osobe koje sumnjaju u razotkrivene spise ne dostižu svjesnost Boga, već padaju. Za sumnjičavu dušu nema sreće ni u ovom ni u sljedećem životu.
- TEXT 41:
- One who acts in devotional service, renouncing the fruits of his actions, and whose doubts have been destroyed by transcendental knowledge, is situated factually in the self. Thus he is not bound by the reactions of work, O conqueror of riches.
- STIH 41:
- Onaj tko predano služi, odričući se plodova svojih djelatnosti, i tko je transcendentalnim znanjem raspršio sve sumnje istinski je utemeljen u jastvu. Tako nije vezan posljedicama svojih djelatnosti, o osvojitelju bogatstva.
- TEXT 42:
- Therefore the doubts which have arisen in your heart out of ignorance should be slashed by the weapon of knowledge. Armed with yoga, O Bhārata, stand and fight.
- STIH 42:
- Stoga oružjem znanja sasijeci sumnje koje su se pojavile u tvom srcu zbog neznanja. Naoružan yogom, o Bhārata, ustani i bori se.