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Kṛṣṇa advises that "If you want to know that transcendental science, then you just try to approach somebody." Praṇipātena. Praṇipātena, paripraśnena and sevayā. What is praṇipāta? Praṇipāta means surrender. Surrender. You must select a person where you can surrender yourself because nobody likes to surrender to anyone.
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[[Vanisource:660814 - Lecture BG 04.34 - New York|660814 - Lecture BG 04.34 - New York]]:
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Śrī Kṛṣṇa is friend of everyone, but He's a special friend to the devotee. That you will find in ''Bhagavad-gītā''. ''Samo 'haṁ sarva-bhūteṣu na me dveṣyo 'sti na priyaḥ'' ([[Vanisource:BG 9.29 (1972)|BG 9.29]]):

"I am friend of everyone. Nobody is My enemy and nobody is My friend. But I am equal to everyone." ''Sama, sama'' means equal. ''Ye tu bhajanti māṁ bhaktyā teṣu te mayi'' ([[Vanisource:BG 9.29 (1972)|BG 9.29]]): "But a person who is devoted to Me and is engaged in devotional service with Me, I have got special attention for him."

Therefore Kṛṣṇa's another name is ''suhṛt satām''. ''Satām''. ''Satām'' means those who are trying for having eternal life. Because in this material world we don't get anything eternal. All, everything, temporary. Therefore it is called ''asat''. ''Asato mā sad gama''. The Vedic injunction is, "Don't try to remain in this temporary world." ''Sad gama'': "Just try to go to the eternal world." ''Tamaso mā jyotir gama'': "Don't try to remain in this darkness. You go to the kingdom of light." These are Vedic injunctions.

So Kṛṣṇa, He is within our heart. ''Hṛdy antaḥ-sthaḥ''. Therefore, as soon as we become a little inclined towards Kṛṣṇa, then from within our heart He gives us the, I mean to say, favorable instruction so that we can gradually make progress. Gradually.

Kṛṣṇa is the first spiritual master, and when we become more interested, then we have to go to a physical spiritual master. That is enjoined in the next verse:

:''tad viddhi praṇipātena''
:''paripraśnena sevayā''
:''upadekṣyanti te jñānaṁ''
:''jñāninas tattva-darśinaḥ''
:([[Vanisource:BG 4.34 (1972)|BG 4.34]])

Now, Kṛṣṇa advises that, "If you want to know that transcendental science, then you just try to approach somebody." ''Praṇipātena''. ''Praṇipātena'', ''paripraśnena'' and ''sevayā''. What is ''praṇipāta''? ''Praṇipāta'' means surrender. Surrender. You must select a person where you can surrender yourself, because nobody likes to surrender to anyone.

We have got . . . everyone, we are puffed up with our whatever knowledge we have got. Everyone is puffed up: "Oh, who can give me knowledge?" There is regular propaganda that "For spiritual realization there is no need of spiritual master." But so far Vedic literature is concerned, so far ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is concerned, so far ''Bhāgavata'' is concerned, so far the ''Upaniṣads'' and Vedic literatures are concerned, they do not say. They say that there is need of a spiritual master.

Take for example the ''Upaniṣads'', the Vedic Upaniṣads. In the Vedic Upaniṣads it is said, ''tad-vijñānārthaṁ sa gurum evābhigacchet, śrotriyaṁ brahma-niṣṭham''. (''Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad'' 1.2.12)

This ''mantra'', that: "If you want to learn that transcendental subject, then . . . first word is that if you are eager to learn that subject.

In the material world also, suppose if I want to learn the art of music. Then I have to find out somebody who is a musician. Without having the association of a musician, nobody can learn the art of music. Or any art. Suppose if you want to become an engineer. So you have to enter yourself in an engineering college or technical college and learn there. Nobody can become a medical practitioner simply by purchasing book from the market and reading at home. That is not possible. You have to admit yourself in a medical college and undergo training and practical examination, so many things. Simply by purchasing book, it is not possible.

Similarly, if you want to learn ''Bhagavad-gītā'' or any transcendental subject matter, here is the instruction by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself. Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, because He is the speaker of this ''Bhagavad-gītā'', He says that ''tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā'' ([[Vanisource:BG 4.34 (1972)|BG 4.34]]):

You must go to a person where you can surrender yourself. That means you have to check, "Who is the real person who can give me instruction on ''Bhagavad-gītā'' or any Vedic literature, or any scripture, right?" And not that to search out a person as a, whimsically. No. You have to search out a person very serious, that who is actually in the knowledge of the thing. Otherwise why you shall surrender? No. There is no necessity of surrender.

But here it is said clearly that, "You have to surrender to a person." That means you have to find out such a person where you can voluntarily surrender. Without finding, your mission will not be fulfilled.
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