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Now, today we shall begin in the Fourth Chapter, what Lord says to Kṛṣṇa, er, Arjuna. Now, "śrī-bhagavān uvāca," the …

[Bg 4.1]

This is very important. The Fourth Chapter, the Lord says that "In the long ago, first of all I described …

Now, according to our calculation, the sun is a planet which is too hot, and nobody can go there. And …

Just like this planet is predominant by earth only, similarly, there are varieties of planet in the universe. Some planet …

Just like in every planet there is a chief man—just like in your country, the chief man is President Johnson—similarly, …

So Lord Kṛṣṇa says that "This science of karma-yoga, what I am just trying to explain to you, it is …

The idea is that this process of Bhagavad-gītā is not an ordinary thing. If you have to learn Bhagavad-gītā, and …

If you make an estimate of the time, then that estimation also, we can make from Vedic literature. That estimation …

And the next verse He says, evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ [Bg 4.2]:

"So this confidential knowledge of Bhagavad-gītā was received in such disciplic succession." Disciplic succession. Just like the Lord Kṛṣṇa said …

Sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa. Now, He says that "This yoga..." This Bhagavad-gītā is also called yoga. Karma-yoga, jñāna-yoga, …

Now, we have to note down this point. Why it is lost? Why it is lost? Do you think that …

Because scholars, they can interpret in their own way about Bhagavad-gītā, but that is not Bhagavad-gītā. That is not Bhagavad-gītā. …

The Bhagavad-gītā, to understand Bhagavad-gītā, we have to accept this disciplic succession principle as Lord Kṛṣṇa says to Arjuna, that …

Now, He also again clears the subject matter. Sa evāyaṁ mayā te 'dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ [Bg 4.3]:

"So Arjuna, I am just trying to speak to you about that old system of Bhagavad-gītā yoga, old system of …

Now, the reply is bhakto 'si. Just see. Bhakto 'si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hy etad uttamam: "O My dear …

So now, here we have to understand that unless one is devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa it is not possible for …

So He clearly says that bhakto 'si: "You are not only My friend. There are many friends. I can find …