Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 435

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita As It Is -Shri Shrimad A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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The Opulence of the Absolute
Chapter 10: Verse-7

etäm vibhütim yogam ca mama yo vetti tattvatah
so ’vikalpena yogena yujyate nätra samsayah [1]

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-Bhägavatam 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 Brahmä, Lord Siva and the four great Kumäras 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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References

  1. etäm=all this; vibhütim=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.

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