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Chapter 10
He has used the term 'Viddhi' (Know), two times, once in the twenty-fourth verse, and the second time in the twenty-seventh verse and 'Avagaccha' (Know), in the forty-first verse.
The teen 'Viddhi' (Know), has been used to make us cautious. A man becomes cautious, by knowledge and by a ruling power. A preceptor, imparts knowledge, while a king rules with his authority. In the twenty-fourth verse, the Lord mentions the name of preceptor, Brhaspati.. It means, that people should know the reality, about His divine glories, through a preceptor. That knowledge will lead them to, unwavering devotion (Gita 10/7). In the twenty-seventh verse, the Lord by mentioning the king as His divine glory, means to convey that we through the ruling power of a king, should follow the right path viz., make our life virtuous. To bring home something, a preceptor applies his love, while a king applies his power. A preceptor wants his disciple to attain salvation, while a king wants his subjects, to obey the rules of the country.
The terms 'Uccaihsrava' and 'Airavata', in the twenty-seventh verse, denote prosperity of the king. So the term 'Viddhi' (Know), in this verse, specially seems to be used, for the king.
The term 'Avagaccha' (Know), used in this verse, means to know the reality that whatever distinction is observed in the universe, is only the Lord's.
Thus, by giving the term 'Viddhi', two times and 'Avagaccha' once, the Lord means that, so long as, a person does not carry out the orders of the preceptor, and the king and try to understand reality, the knowledge imparted by the preceptor and the authority of the king, will be of no avail, for him. If, he himself carries out their orders, and knows the reality, then and then only, it can be useful for him.
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