Gt-Mhtmya

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Bg 7.1

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[q>aGavaNauvac

MaYYaaSa-MaNaa" PaaQaR YaaeGa& YauNMada[Ya" )

ASa&XaYa& SaMaGa]& Maa& YaQaa jaSYaiSa TaC^*<au )) 1 ))

r-bhagavn uvca

mayy sakta-man prtha

yoga yujan mad-raya

asaaya samagra m

yath jsyasi tac chu

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SYNONYMS

r-bhagavn uvcathe Supreme Lord said; mayito Me; sakta-manmind attached; prthaO
son of Pth; yogamselfrealization; yujanpracticing; mat-rayain consciousness of Me
(Ka consciousness); asaayamwithout doubt; samagramcompletely; mmMe; yathhow;
jsyasiyou can know; tatthat; utry to hear.

TRANSLATION

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Now hear, O son of Pth, how by practicing yoga in full
consciousness of Me, with mind attached to Me, you can know Me in full, free from doubt.

PURPORT

In this Seventh Chapter of Bhagavad-gt, the nature of Ka consciousness is fully described. Ka is

full in all opulences, and how He manifests such opulences is described herein. Also, four kinds of
fortunate people who become attached to Ka and four kinds of unfortunate people who never take
to Ka are described in this chapter.

In the first six chapters of Bhagavad-gt, the living entity has been described as nonmaterial spirit soul
capable of elevating himself to self-realization by different types of yogas. At the end of the Sixth
Chapter, it has been clearly stated that the steady concentration of the mind upon Ka, or in other
words Ka consciousness, is the highest form of all yoga. By concentrating one's mind upon Ka,
one is able to know the Absolute Truth completely, but not otherwise. Impersonal brahmajyoti or
localized Paramtm realization is not perfect knowledge of the Absolute Truth, because it is partial. Full
and scientific knowledge is Ka, and everything is revealed to the person in Ka consciousness. In
complete Ka consciousness one knows that Ka is ultimate knowledge beyond any doubts.
Different types of yoga are only steppingstones on the path of Ka consciousness. One who takes
directly to Ka consciousness automatically knows about brahmajyoti and Paramtm in full. By
practice of Ka consciousness yoga, one can know everything in fullnamely the Absolute Truth, the
living entities, the material nature, and their manifestations with paraphernalia.

One should therefore begin yoga practice as directed in the last verse of the Sixth Chapter.
Concentration of the mind upon Ka the Supreme is made possible by prescribed devotional service in
nine different forms, of which ravaam is the first and most important. The Lord therefore says to
Arjuna, tac chu, or "Hear from Me." No one can be a greater authority than Ka, and therefore by
hearing from Him one receives the greatest opportunity to become a perfectly Ka conscious person.
One has therefore to learn from Ka directly or from a pure devotee of Kaand not from a
nondevotee upstart, puffed up with academic education.

In the rmad-Bhgavatam this process of understanding Ka, the Supreme Personality of Godhead,
the Absolute Truth, is described in the Second Chapter of the First Canto as follows:

vat sva-kath ka

puya-ravaa-krtana

hdy anta-stho hy abhadri

vidhunoti suht satm

naa-pryev abhadreu

nitya bhgavata-sevay

bhagavaty uttama-loke

bhaktir bhavati naihik

tad rajas-tamo-bhv

kma-lobhdaya ca ye
ceta etair anviddha

sthita sattve prasdati

eva prasanna-manaso

bhagavad-bhakti-yogata

bhagavat-tattva-vijna

mukta-sagasya jyate

bhidyate hdaya-granthi

chidyante sarva-saay

kyante csya karmi

da evtmanvare

"To hear about Ka from Vedic literatures, or to hear from Him directly through the Bhagavad-gt, is
itself righteous activity. And for one who hears about Ka, Lord Ka, who is dwelling in everyone's
heart, acts as a best-wishing friend and purifies the devotee who constantly engages in hearing of Him.
In this way, a devotee naturally develops his dormant transcendental knowledge. As he hears more
about Ka from the Bhgavatam and from the devotees, he becomes fixed in the devotional service of
the Lord. By development of devotional service one becomes freed from the modes of passion and
ignorance, and thus material lusts and avarice are diminished. When these impurities are wiped away,
the candidate remains steady in his position of pure goodness, becomes enlivened by devotional service
and understands the science of God perfectly. Thus bhakti-yoga severs the hard knot of material
affection and enables one to come at once to the stage of asaaya-samagram, understanding of the
Supreme Absolute Truth Personality of Godhead." (SB 1.2.17-21)

Therefore only by hearing from Ka or from His devotee in Ka consciousness can one understand
the science of Ka. [As-They-Surrender-Unto-Me ]

Bg 7.2

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jaNa& Tae_h& SaivjaNaiMad& v+YaaMYaXaezTa" )

YaJjaTva Naeh >aUYaae_NYaJjaTaVYaMaviXaZYaTae )) 2 ))

jna te 'ha sa-vijnam

ida vakymy aeata

yaj jtv neha bhyo 'nyaj

jtavyam avaiyate

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SYNONYMS

jnamphenomenal knowledge; teunto you; ahamI; sawith; vijnamnuminous knowledge;

idamthis; vakymishall explain; aeatain full; yatwh