19. yasya sarve samaarambhaaH kaamasankalpavarjithaaH
jnaanaagnidhagDha karmaaNam tham aahuH panditham
buDhaaH
The one, all activities of whom are free from desire and wish and hence all his actions are burnt in the fire of knowledge is called a wise man by those who has acquired true knowledge.
The knowledge of what is action and what is inaction resulting in the perception of action in inaction and vice versa, is like a fire. He, whose actions are devoid of desire, offers all his actions in this fire. Such a man alone can be called a panditha, a man of wisdom.
SamaarambhaaH means actions of a man of wisdom. Aarmbha is anything that is started meaning an action. The prefix `sam' is added to denote that all his actions are free from desire and wish and therefore well done,YogaH karmasu kousalam, (Ch2.50) the prefix `sam' denotes the high quality of anything such as in sampaSyathi samSrNothi etc. meaning right perception and right hearing .
Kaama and sankalpa-
When we see something tempting for instance our mind dwells on it and gets attached to the object and wish to get it is born. Then the desire for it is aroused. A typical example of this process could be seen in Ramayana. Ravana having heard, only heard of not even seen, the beauty of Seetha and he constantly thought about her and the wish to have her rose in his mind. Then the desire,
But in the activities of the one who has perfect self control, both
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