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śrī-bhagavān uvāca idaṁ tu te guhya-tamaṁ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to …

As a devotee hears more and more about the Supreme Lord, he becomes enlightened. This hearing process is recommended in …

The devotees are constantly engaged in the Supreme Lord’s service. The Lord understands the mentality and sincerity of a particular …

The very beginning of Bhagavad-gītā, the First Chapter, is more or less an introduction to the rest of the book; …

Now this first verse has specific significance. The words idaṁ jñānam (“this knowledge”) refer to pure devotional service, which consists …

In the Seventh Chapter we have already discussed the opulent potency of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, His different energies, …

The Sanskrit word anasūyave in this verse is also very significant. Generally the commentators, even if they are highly scholarly, …

rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam

This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because …

This chapter of Bhagavad-gītā is called the king of education because it is the essence of all doctrines and philosophies …

Generally, people are not educated in this confidential knowledge; they are educated in external knowledge. As far as ordinary education …

The Bhagavad-gītā, especially from the Second Chapter on, stresses the importance of the soul. In the very beginning, the Lord …

This knowledge is the purest form of all activities, as explained in Vedic literature. In the Padma Purāṇa, man’s sinful …

As explained in the twenty-eighth verse of the Seventh Chapter, a person who has completely ended the reactions of all …

aprārabdha-phalaṁ pāpaṁ kūṭaṁ bījaṁ phalonmukham krameṇaiva pralīyeta viṣṇu-bhakti-ratātmanām

For those who are engaged in the devotional service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, all sinful reactions, whether fructified, …

It is said that the execution of devotional service is so perfect that one can perceive the results directly. This …

In the Vedānta-sūtra (3.2.26) this is also described in the following words: prakāśaś ca karmaṇy abhyāsāt. “Devotional service is so …

ucchiṣṭa-lepān anumodito dvijaiḥ sakṛt sma bhuñje tad-apāsta-kilbiṣaḥ evaṁ pravṛttasya viśuddha-cetasas tad-dharma evātma-ruciḥ prajāyate