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"0 son of Prtha anyone who will take shelter in Me, whether a woman,

or

a merchant, or one born in a low family, can yet approach the supreme

destination. How much greater then are the brahmanas, the righteous,

the

devotees, and saintly kings! In this miserable world, these are fixed

in

devotional service to the Lord." (Bg. 9.32-33)

Human beings even in the lower statuses of life (a merchant, a woman

or a laborer) can attain the Supreme. One does not need highly

developed intelligence. The point is that anyone who accepts the

principle of bhakti­yoga and accepts the Supreme Lord as the summum

bonum of life, as the highest target, the ultimate goal, can approach

the Lord in the spiritual sky. If one adopts the principles

enunciated in Bhagavad-gita he can make his life perfect and make a

perfect solution to all the problems of life which arise out of the

transient nature of material existence. This is the sum and substance

of the entire Bhagavad-gita.

In conclusion, Bhagavad-gita is a transcendental literature which one

should read very carefully. It is capable of saving one from all fear.

 

nehabhikrama-naso- `sti pratyavayo na vidyate

svalpam apy asya dharmasya trayate mahato bhayat

 

"In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little

advancement on this path can protect one from the most dangerous type

of fear." (Bg.2.40) If one reads Bhagavad-gita sincerely and

seriously, then all of the reactions of his past misdeeds will not

react upon him. In the last portion of Bhagavad-gita, Lord Sri Krsna

proclaims:

 

sarva-dharman parityajya mam ekam saranam vraja aham tvam sarva-

papebhyo moksayisyami ma sucah

 

"Give up all varieties of religiousness, and just surrender unto Me;

and in return I shall protect you from all sinful reactions.

Therefore, you have nothing to fear." (Bg. 18.66) Thus the Lord takes

all responsibility for one who surrenders unto Him, and He

indemnifies all the reactions of sin.

One cleanses himself daily by taking a bath in water, but one who

takes his bath only once in the sacred Ganges water of the Bhagavad-

gita cleanses away all the dirt of material life. Because Bhagavad-

gita is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one need not

read any other Vedic literature. One need only attentively and

regularly hear and read Bhagavad­gita. In the present age, mankind is

so absorbed with mundane activities that it is not possible to read

all of the Vedic literatures. But this is not necessary. This one

book, Bhagavad-gita, will suffice because it is the essence of all

Vedic literatures and because it is spoken by the Supreme Personality

of Godhead. It is said that one who drinks the water of the Ganges

certainly gets salvation, but what to speak of one who drinks the

waters of Bhagavad-gita? Gita is the very nectar of the Mahabharata

spoken by Visnu Himself, for Lord Krsna is the original Visnu. It is

nectar emanat­ing from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of

Godhead, and the Ganges is said to be emanating from the lotus feet

of the Lord. Of course there is no difference between the mouth and

the feet of the Supreme Lord, but in our position we can appreciate

that the Bhagavad-gita is even more important than the Ganges.

The Bhagavad-gita is just like a cow, and Lord Krsna, who is a

cowherd boy, is milking this cow. The milk is the essence of the

Vedas, and Arjuna is just like a calf. The wise men, the great sages

and pure devotees, are to `drink the nectarean milk of Bhagavad-gita.

In this present day, man is very eager to have one scripture, one

God, one religion, and one occupation. So let there be one common

scripture for the whole world—Bhagavad-gita. And let there be one God

only for the whole world—Sri Krsna And one man tra only—Hare Krsna,

Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare Hare! Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama,

Hare Hare. And let there be one work only—the service of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead.

 

THE DISCIPLIC SUCCESSION

 

 

Evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh (Bhagavad-gita, 4.2) This

Bhagavad-gita As It Is is received through this disciplic succession:

 

1)Krsna 2) Brahma, 3) Narada; 4) Vyasa, 5) Madhva, 6) Padmanabha,

7)Nrhari, 8) Madhava, 9) Aksobhya, 10) Jayatirtha, 11) Jnanasindhu,

12)Dayanidhi, 13) Vidyanidhi, 14) Rajendra, 15) Jayadharma,

16)Purusottama, 17) Brahmanyatirtha, 18) Vyasatirtha, 19) Laksmipati,

20)Madhavendra Puri 21) Isvara Puri, (Nityananda, Advaita),

22)Lord Caitanya 23) Rupa (Svarupa, Sanatana), 24) Raghunatha, Jiva,

25)Krsnadasa 26) Narottama, 27) Visvanatha, 28) (Baladeva) Jagannatha,

29)Bhaktivinode, 30) Gaurakisora, 31) Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, 32)

His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.

 

33)A Pure Devotee ,that is a Disciple of His Divine Grace A.C

Bhativedanta,Who you are sure that,By Krsna's Arrangment,Will be able

to Teach you,and Direct You,and Take You,Back Home,Back to Godhead,

to the Supreme Persoallity of Godhead,Krsna!

I say a disciple of A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami ,Because the word

DISCIPLIC SUCCESSION ,means He must Be a Disciple Of Former Guru!

 

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