consciousness is very dear to every living being; every living being is dear to him. This is because of his Krishna consciousness. Just as the leaves and branches of a tree are not separate from the tree, so he cannot imagine any living being as separate from Krishna. He knows very well that by pouring water at the base of a tree, water is supplied to all the leaves and branches, or by giving food to the stomach, energy is effortlessly distributed throughout the body. A person who works in Krishna consciousness is always a servant, so he is very dear to everyone. Because everyone is satisfied with his work, his mind is pure. Because he is pure in consciousness, his mind is completely controlled. Because the mind is controlled, his senses are also controlled. Because his mind is always fixed on Krishna, there is no possibility of his straying from Krishna or of his engaging his senses in anything other than the service of the Lord. He does not want to hear anything except about Krishna; he does not want to eat anything that is not offered to Krishna; he does not want to go anywhere that is not about Krishna. Therefore his senses are restrained. A person with restrained senses does not harm anyone. “Then why did Arjuna harm others (in the war)? Was he not in Krishna consciousness?” Someone may ask. (As already explained in the Second Chapter) since the soul cannot be killed, Arjuna only harmed externally because all the people assembled on the battlefield were individually alive. That is, spiritually, no one was killed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Only their clothes were changed at the behest of Lord Krishna, who was standing there. Therefore, while fighting on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna did not actually fight. He simply carried out the orders of Lord Krishna in complete devotional service. Such a person is never entangled by the results of karma.
Certainly: kincit – nothing; na karomi – I do not do; iti – anih yuktu – situated in divine consciousness; manyeta – thinks; tattvavit – one who knows the truth; pasyan – seeing; srunvan – hearing; sprusan – touching; jighran – seeing; ashcan – eating; gachan – walking; svapan – sleeping; svasan – breathing; pralavan – speaking; visrujan – separating; grihan – taking away) unnishan opening; nimishan – closing; api – nevertheless; indriyaani senses; indriya ardesh – in sense enjoyment; vartante – let it be established; iti – that; dharayan – thinking.
Even though he is walking, sleeping, breathing, etc., a person in divine consciousness is fully aware within himself that he is not actually seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, etc. Because when he is speaking, listening, taking, or opening or closing his eyes, he is fully aware that the senses are engaged in their respective objects and that he is away from them.
A person in Krishna consciousness is in a pure state. Consequently, the doer,
He has no relationship with anyone who depends on the five direct and indirect causes of action, condition, effort, and destiny. Because he is situated in the transcendental loving service of Lord Krishna. Although he appears to be working with his body and senses, he is always aware of his real position, that is, his spiritual activity. In material consciousness, the senses are engaged in sense enjoyment, but in Krishna consciousness, the senses are engaged in the pleasure of the senses of Krishna. Therefore, even though a devotee of Krishna appears to be engaged in sense activities, he is always liberated. Sense activities like seeing and hearing are intended for gaining knowledge, whereas walking, speaking, urinating, etc. are sense activities
