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The Bhagavad-gita, Fourth Chapter explains that you cannot understand Bhagavad-gita by your own interpretation. You must follow the instruction of the original speaker of Bhagavad-gita

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Conversations and Morning Walks

1973 Conversations and Morning Walks

The Bhagavad-gītā, the Chapter, Fourth Chapter, explains that you cannot understand Bhagavad-gītā by your own interpretation. You must follow the instruction of the original speaker of Bhagavad-gītā. The original speaker is Kṛṣṇa. So what Kṛṣṇa says, they have to follow it. Then it is Bhagavad-gītā. Otherwise, if you interpret it in a different way, then it is not Bhagavad-gītā. Now, what Kṛṣṇa says, we have to understand it philosophically, ethically, scientifically, any way, any angle of vision. That is . . . that you can do. But you cannot change the version of Bhagavad-gītā. You cannot change. Just like Dr. Radhakrishnan, in the Ninth Chapter, when Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru (BG 18.65), Dr. Radhakrishnan says: "It is not to the Kṛṣṇa person.".

The Bhagavad-gītā, the Chapter, Fourth Chapter, explains that you cannot understand Bhagavad-gītā by your own interpretation. You must follow the instruction of the original speaker of Bhagavad-gītā. The original speaker is Kṛṣṇa. So what Kṛṣṇa says, they have to follow it. Then it is Bhagavad-gītā. Otherwise, if you interpret it in a different way, then it is not Bhagavad-gītā.

Now, what Kṛṣṇa says, we have to understand it philosophically, ethically, scientifically, any way, any angle of vision. That is . . . that you can do. But you cannot change the version of Bhagavad-gītā. You cannot change. Just like Dr. Radhakrishnan, in the Ninth Chapter, when Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru (BG 18.65), Dr. Radhakrishnan says: "It is not to the Kṛṣṇa person."

But Kṛṣṇa person says, man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ: "You just always think of Me." And he's deviating his readers, "Not to Kṛṣṇa." How much harm he's doing. This is going on. Why? It is said, Kṛṣṇa says, man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ, "Just think of Me. Just become My devotee." What right he has got to say that here it is not to Kṛṣṇa? This is going on.

So if we interpret in that nonsense way then we shall not be able to understand Bhagavad-gītā. We shall miss this . . . science does not mean that you have to change according to your whims. "Two plus two equal to four." You cannot make it "five" or "three." That is not possible. Then it is not science; no longer the scientific value of this "two plus two" remains. We follow that principle, and that is the only principle.

So if you're actually serious about Bhagavad-gītā—I do not know what is your commentary—I request you, "Try to follow the instruction of Kṛṣṇa. Don't interpret in your own way." Then it will be missing. Everyone has got . . . (indistinct) . . . all over the world. Therefore we are selling this Bhagavad-gītā As It Is very nicely. Our publisher is Macmillan Company, and their trades manager's report is that our Bhagavad-gītā is increasing daily, sales; other decreasing. That is the report.

And in October they published 50,000 copies, it is already finished. Now they have to plan it for the second edition. People are very much, now, eager to read Bhagavad-gītā As It Is. So, imitating us, somebody's, another (chuckles) man, he said: "Bhagavad-gītā As It Was." (laughs with everyone) Like that. So that will not harm our cause.

Page Title:The Bhagavad-gita, Fourth Chapter explains that you cannot understand Bhagavad-gita by your own interpretation. You must follow the instruction of the original speaker of Bhagavad-gita
Compiler:Soham
Created:2023-03-11, 05:55:45
Totals by Section:BG=0, SB=0, CC=0, OB=0, Lec=0, Con=1, Let=0
No. of Quotes:1