Chapter 18. Conclusion--The Perfection of Renunciation
TEXT 63
iti te jnanam akhyatam
guhyad guhyataram maya
vimrsyaitad asesena
yathecchasi tatha kuru
SYNONYMS
iti--thus;
te--unto you; jnanam--knowledge; akhyatam--described;
guhyat--confidential; guhya-taram--still more confidential;
maya--by Me; vimrsya--by deliberation; etat--that;
asesena--fully; yatha--as you; icchasi--you like;
tatha--that; kuru--perform.
TRANSLATION
Thus I have
explained to you the most confidential of all knowledge. Deliberate on
this fully, and then do what you wish to do.
PURPORT
The Lord has
already explained to Arjuna the knowledge of brahma-bhuta. One who
is in the brahma-bhuta condition is joyful; he never laments, nor
does he desire anything. That is due to confidential knowledge. Krsna also
discloses knowledge of the Supersoul. This is also Brahman knowledge, knowledge
of Brahman, but it is superior.
Here Lord
Krsna tells Arjuna that he can do as he chooses. God does not interfere
with the little independence of the living entity. In Bhagavad-gita,
the Lord has explained in all respects how one can elevate his living condition.
The best advice imparted to Arjuna is to surrender unto the Supersoul seated
within his heart. By right discrimination, one should agree to act according
to the order of the Supersoul. That will help one become situated constantly
in Krsna consciousness, the highest perfectional stage of human life. Arjuna
is being directly ordered by the Personality of Godhead to fight. Surrender
to the Supreme Personality of Godhead is in the best interest of the living
entities. It is not for the interest of the Supreme. Before surrendering,
one is free to deliberate on this subject as far as the intelligence goes;
that is the best way to accept the instruction of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. Such instruction comes also through the spiritual master, the
bona fide representative of Krsna.
  
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