Bhagavad-gita As It Is
Chapter 8, Text 28, purport (end)
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The words idam viditva indicate that one should understand the instructions given by Sri Krsna in this chapter and the
Seventh Chapters If one is fortunate enough
to understand One who has a little faith in Bhagavad-gita should
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Now here the word KerumIrum beditwa
by understanding the instructions given to by Sri Krsna in this chapter or
combined in the 7th and 8th chps. Beditwa by understanding, and how to
understand? The understanding of this chapter should be attempted in the
association of devotees these two chapters of Bhagavat Gita cannot be
understood from the academic scholars or the mental speculators . They should
be especially, the 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 111th 12th these 6 chapters are the
essence of Bhagavat Gita, There are 18 chaps. The first 6 chaps. and the last
6 chaps. are considered as covering of the middle six chaps. therefore the middle 6 chps are especially
protected by the Lord . So if one is fortunate to understand Bhagavat Gita in
the association of devotees these 6 chapters -- his life at once becomes
glorified. and that glorified life surpasses all the above mentioned
penances, sacrifices chairities and everything . All the results recommended
in those activities can be achieved simply by Krsna consciousness. Krsna consciousness process is one who has
got a little faith in this Bhagavat Gita he should learn Bhagavat Gita from
the devotee only because in the beginning of the 4th chapter it is stated
clearly that Bhagavat Gita can be understood simply by the devotees, nobody
can understand perfectly what is the purpose of Bhagavat Gita. Therefore
one should take chance of learning Bhagavt Gita from a devotee of Krsna. Not
from mental speculators . This is called faith. Then, when he is in search of such a devotee and fortunatley
gets the association of such devotee he actually begins to study and
understand Bhagavat Gita. By advancement of association of the devotee one is
placed into the devotional service and by performance of those devotional
service , all his misgivings about Krsna or God His activities, His Form, His
Pastimes, His Name, everything becomes clear. And after perfect clearance of
these misgivings one becomes fixed up in the study . And by being fixed up in
that way, he relishes the study of Bhagavat Gita and then he acquires his
state of being of feeling always Krsna consciousness And after this feeling of Krsna
consciousness in advanced stage he becomes completely in love with Krsna and
that is the highest perfectional stage of life, which makes the devotee being
transfereed to the Krsna Abode in the spiritual sky, Goloka Vrindaban and
then he become perpetually eternally happy . |