BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:7

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 10:7

 

etam vibhutim yogam ca

mama yo vetti tattvatah

so vikalpena yogena

yujyate natra samsayah

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

etam--all this; vibhutimn--opulence; yogam--mystic power; ca--also;

mama--of Mine; yah--anyone who; vetti--knows; tattvatah--factually;

sah--he; avikalpena--without division; yogena--in devotional service;

yujyate--is engaged; na--never; atra--here; samsayah--doubt.

 

TRANSLATION

 

One who is factually convinced of this opulence and mystic power of

Mine engages in unalloyed devotional service; of this there is no

doubt.

 

PURPORT

 

The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the Supreme

Personality of Godhead. Unless one is firmly convinced of the

different opulences of the Supreme Lord, he cannot engage in

devotional service. Generally people know that God is great, but they

do not know in detail how God is great. Here are the details. If one

knows factually how God is great, then naturally he becomes a

surrendered soul and engages himself in the devotional service of the

Lord. When one factually knows the opulences of the Supreme, there is

no alternative but to surrender to Him. This factual knowledge can be

known from the descriptions in Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita and

similar literatures.

 

In the administration of this universe there are many demigods

distributed throughout the planetary system, and the chief of them are

Brahma, Lord Siva and the four great Kumaras and the other patriarchs.

There are many forefathers of the population of the universe, and all

of them are born of the Supreme Lord, Krsna. The Supreme Personality

of Godhead, Krsna, is the original forefather of all forefathers.

 

These are some of the opulences of the Supreme Lord. When one is

firmly convinced of them, he accepts Krsna with great faith and

without any doubt, and he engages in devotional service. All this

particular knowledge is required in order to increase one's interest

in the loving devotional service of the Lord. One should not neglect

to understand fully how great Krsna is, for by knowing the greatness

of Krsna one will be able to be fixed in sincere devotional service.

 

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