Deep meaning of BG 10.10

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Dear devotees,

 

Dandavats. All glories to Srila Prabhupada and ISKCON.

 

What I understand from Bhagavadgita As It Is by A.C. Bhakti Vedanta Swami

Srila Prabhupada on the above verse is:

 

Krishna is talking here simply about a simple sadhana bhakta.

 

The means and the goal are the same, in devotional service. The Holy Name is

the means and the goal is also the Holy Name. Bhakti is the means to the goal

which is again Bhakti. In the beginning we practice Bhakti that is Sadhana

and in the end the prayojana is also Bhakti to Lord Krishna.

 

At the Sadhana stage also there is love. If there was no love why would a

devotee offer "Patram, pushpam, phalam, toyam" to Krishna. In the advanced

stage also there is love. The means is loving devotional service and the goal

is also loving devotional service. So in this verse Lord Krishna is telling

for those Sadhana Bhaktas, who are serving Him with love in the association of

devotees under the direction of a bonafide spiritual master, Lord Krishna will

give them intelligence/ and understanding by which they can come to Him.

 

Please forgive me and correct me if I am wrong.

 

Your humble servant,

Bhadra Govinda Das.