Chapter 3, Verse 22
na me pārthāsti kartavyaṁ
triṣu lokeṣu kiñcana
nānavāptam-avāptavyaṁ
varta eva ca karmaṇi
For Me, O Arjuna, there is nothing in all the three worlds which ought to be done, nor is there anything lacking that ought to be acquired – yet I continually engage in action.
Here Lord Krishna says, “Look at Me!” Even if deep inside of his heart Arjuna knows that Krishna is the Lord of the universe, God Himself, Krishna is reminding him, “Look at Me, My dear Arjuna. I am free from these three worlds, from this Maya, from this illusion! I am free! I don’t need to do anything because I have created everything! Everything is going how it has to go. I don’t have anything to gain. But I am still doing My duty here. I have manifested Myself here for a reason. My duty here is to help mankind.”
Krishna’s purpose is to elevate the mind and the soul, and remind people why they have come here: that one has to realise oneself in this life. One has not to only focus on outside dharma; one has not to only focus on achieving material success or enjoyment, or even Moksha, liberation. He is reminding Arjuna that one has to attain an even higher reality than Moksha: one has to attain Narayana Himself. He is reminding Arjuna, “I am not a mortal like others: I am the Supreme God Himself. If I, as God, the Supreme, Narayana Himself, am doing My duty, you also must do your duty! I am not bound to do it or not to do it, but I choose to do it. This creation is My Nature, My Prakriti. I am not attached to it. I am free from it. I am also a part of it and it is part of Me.”
Krishna reminds Arjuna that when God manifests here, even if He is not bound by anything, He still does His duty. One can do one’s duty without attachment. One doesn’t require anything for oneself! One has not to long for the fruit of one’s actions. Krishna says, “I don’t need to do all this for Me. I am doing it, not for My personal interest, but for the welfare of the world. This is for humanity.” Here you can see the Love that God has for humanity, for His creation. And He longs for everybody to rise to this Realisation! He wants everybody to come to Him. That is why I say, “Go! Talk about your path! Spread the Love of God! And don’t be scared. This is your duty, as it is the duty of God who is inside of you.”
Bhagavad Gita
