Shri Krishna Loves You: Actions Performed For Name And Fame Are Raajasic

The businessman’s profit motive should only be restricted to business deals. A transaction mindset creeps into interactions with friends and family, it ends up causing trouble

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|| जय श्री कृष्ण ||
॥ श्रीमद्‍भगवद्‍गीता ॥ 17.12॥


_अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्‌ ।_
_इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्‌॥_


भावार्थ :
परन्तु हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! जो यज्ञ केवल फल की इच्छा के लिये अहंकार से युक्त होकर किया जाता है उसको तू राजसी यज्ञ समझ। (१२)


Meaning:
That which is performed with the intent of reward and for ostentation alone, know that such a sacrifice is raajasic.




Explanation:

Our attitude towards our actions determines the texture of our faith. Continuing with this theme, Shri Krishna describes the attitude with which a raajasic person performs his actions. He says that such a person constantly thinks "what is in it for me" in each and every action he performs. Personal gain is paramount, anyone else’s gain is secondary or even overlooked. Such a person is also constantly interested in the impression created by his action in the minds of others, and how will it benefit him. In other words, his actions are only performed for name and fame, for show and display. There is always an ulterior motive.


So far we have heard about the attitudes of saattvic and raajasic people towards action. This may raise several questions with respect to our life. We may say, I am a businessman, how can I not think what is in it for me? To answer this, we need to go back to the notion of our svadharma, our chosen career path. As long as ethics and laws are observed, a businessman should absolutely be focused on maximizing profits, otherwise, he is not performing his duty. However, the businessman’s profit motive should only be restricted to business deals. A transaction mindset creeps into interactions with friends and family, it ends up causing trouble.


Now, we may be tempted to point our fingers at those who spend a lot of time and energy in maintaining their appearance. We may also say, when others make negative comments about our appearance, we do not get stressed. All this is well and good. However, we may get insulted or stressed when someone comments upon our intellect or our competency in our job. This means that we harbour a strong sense of aham, a strong sense of the "I" notion with our intellect. This stress is also an indicator that somewhere within us, the texture of our faith is tinged with rajas.



Chant the mantra you have faith in

Hare Krishna

The Hare Krishna maha-mantra is composed of three Sanskrit words, which are “Hare”, “Krishna” and “Rama”. According to the scriptures “Obstruction or problem can’t come into their lives, who do chant this mantra continuously”. The Great Mantra is:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare

हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण , कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे |

हरे राम हरे राम , राम राम हरे हरे ||