The Bhagavat Gita As it Is Ch 4 Text 9

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The Bhagavat Gita As it Is Ch 4 Text 9

 

CH 4 Text 9

 

Transecendental Knowlrdge

 

janma karma Ca me divyam evam yo vetti tattvatah

tyaktva deham punar janma naiti mam eti so `rjuna

 

janma—birth; karma— work ; ca—also; me— of Mine; divyam— transcenden­

tat; evam—like this; yah—anyone who; vetti—knows; tattvatah—in

reality; tyaktva—leaving aside; deh am—this body; punah—again; jan ma—

birth; na— never; eti—does attain; mam—unto Me; eti—does attain; sah—

he; arjuna— 0 Arjuna.

 

TRANSLATION

One who knows the transcendental nature of My appearance and activi­

ties

does not, upon leaving the body, take his birth again in this

material world, but attains My eternal abode, 0 Arjuna.

 

PURPORT

The Lord's descent from His transcendental abode is already explained

in the 6th verse. One who can understand the truth of the appearance

of the Personality of Godhead is already liberated from material

bondage, and therefore he returns to the kingdom of God immediately

after quitting this present material body. Such liberation of the

living entity from ma­terial bondage is not at all easy. The

impersonalists and the yogis attain liberation only after much

trouble and many, many births. Even then, the liberation they achieve—

merging into the impersonal brahmajyoti of the Lord—is only partial,

and there is the risk of returning again to this ma­terial world. But

the devotee, simply by understanding the transcendental nature of the

body and activities of the Lord, attains the abode of the Lord after

ending this body and does not run the risk of returning again to this

material world. In the Brahma-samhhita it is stated that the Lord has

many, many forms and incarnations: advaitam acyu tam andim ananta­

rupam Although there are many transcendental forms of the Lord, they

are still one and the same Supreme Personality of Godhead. One has to

understand this fact with conviction, although it is incomprehensible

to mundane scholars and empiric philosophers. As stated in the Vedas:

 

ek o devo nitya-lilanurak rak to bhak ta-vyilpi hrdy antarama

 

"The one Supreme Personality of Godhead is eternally engaged in many,

many transcendental forms in relationships with His unalloyed

devotees." This Vedic version is confirmed in this verse of the Gita

personally by the Lord. He who accepts this truth on the strength of

the authority of the Vedas and of the Supreme Personality of Godhead

and who does not waste time in philosophical speculations attains the

highest perfectional stage of liberation. Simply by accepting this

truth on faith, one can, without a doubt, attain liberation. The

Vedic version, "tattvamasi,"is actually applied

in this case. Anyone who understands Lord Krsna to be the Supreme, or

who says unto the Lord, "You are the same Supreme Brahman, the Per­

sonality of Godhead" is certainly liberated instantly, and

consequently his entrance into the transcendental association of the

Lord is guaranteed. In other words, such a faithful devotee of the

Lord attains perfection, and this is confirmed by the following Vedic

assertion:

tam eva viditvatimrtyumeti nanyah pantha vidyate ayanaya.

 

One can attain the perfect stage of liberation from birth and death

simply by knowing the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. There

is no alternative because anyone who does not understand Lord Krsna

as the Supreme Personality of Godhead is surely in the mode of

ignorance. Con­sequently he will not attain salvation, simply, so to

speak, by licking the outer surface of the bottle of honey, or by

interpreting the Bhagavad-gita according to mundane scholarship. Such

empiric philosophers may assume very important roles in the material

world, but they are not necessarily eligible for liberation. Such

puffed up mundane scholars have to wait for the causeless mercy of

the devotee of the Lord. One should therefore cultivate Krsna

consciousness with faith and knowledge, and in this way attain

perfection.

ALL TRANSLATIONS ARE DONE BY HIS DIVINE GRACE SRILA PRABHUPADA

 

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