Bhagavad Gita -Srila Prabhupada 43

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

Contents of the Gita Summarized Chapter 2: Verse-7 This is the purport of this verse. Who is the man in material perplexities? It is he who does not understand the problems of life. In the Brhad-äranyaka Upanisad the perplexed man is described as follows: yo vä etad akñaraà gärgy aviditväsmäh lokät praiti sa krpanah. “He is a miserly man who does not solve the problems of life as human and who thus quits this world like the cats and dogs, without understanding the science of self-realization.” This human form of life is a most valuable asset for the living entity who can utilize it for solving the problems of life; therefore, one who does not utilize this opportunity properly is a miser. On the other hand, there is the brähmana, or he who is intelligent enough to utilize this body to solve all the problems of life. Ya etad aksaram gärgi viditväsmäl lokät praiti sa brähmanah. The krpanas, or miserly persons, waste their time in being overly affectionate for family, society, country, etc., in the material conception of life. One is often attached to family life, namely to wife, children and other members, on the basis of “skin disease.” The krpana thinks that he is able to protect his family members from death; or the krpana thinks that his family or society can save him from the verge of death. Such family attachment can be found even in the lower animals, who take care of children also. Being intelligent, Arjuna could understand that his affection for family members and his wish to protect them from death were the causes of his perplexities. Although he could understand that his duty to fight was awaiting him, still, on account of miserly weakness, he could not discharge the duties. He is therefore asking Lord Krsna, the supreme spiritual master, to make a definite solution. He offers himself tokrsnaas a disciple. He wants to stop friendly talks. Talks between the master and the disciple are serious, and now Arjuna wants to talk very seriously before the recognized spiritual master.krsnais therefore the original spiritual master of the science of Bhagavad-gita, and Arjuna is the first disciple for understanding the Gita. How Arjuna understands the Bhagavad-gitais stated in the Gitait self. And yet foolish mundane scholars explain that one need not submit tokrsnaas a person, but to “the unborn within Krsna.” There is no difference between Krsna’s within and without. And one who has no sense of this understanding is the greatest fool in trying to understand Bhagavad-gita.