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TEXT 72 esa brahmi sthitih partha
SYNONYMS  esa--this;
brahmi--spiritual;
sthitih--situation; partha--O son of Prtha; na--never;
enam--this; prapya--achieving;
vimuhyati--bewilders;
sthitva--being so situated; asyam--being so; anta-kale--at
the end of life; api--also; brahma-nirvanam--spiritual (kingdom
of God); rcchati--attains.
TRANSLATION That is the
way of the spiritual and godly life, after attaining which a man is not
bewildered. Being so situated, even at the hour of death, one can enter
into the kingdom of God.
PURPORT One can attain
Krsna consciousness or divine life at once, within a second--or one may
not attain such a state of life even after millions of births. It is only
a matter of understanding and accepting the fact. Khatvanga Maharaja attained
this state of life just a few minutes before his death, by surrendering
unto Krsna. Nirvana means ending the process of materialistic life.
According to Buddhist philosophy, there is only void after the completion
of this material life, but Bhagavad-gita teaches differently. Actual
life begins after the completion of this material life. For the gross materialist
it is sufficient to know that one has to end this materialistic way of
life, but for persons who are spiritually advanced, there is another life
after this materialistic life. Before ending this life, if one fortunately
becomes Krsna conscious, he at once attains the stage of brahma-nirvana.
There is no difference between the kingdom of God and the devotional service
of the Lord. Since both of them are on the absolute plane, to be engaged
in the transcendental loving service of the Lord is to have attained the
spiritual kingdom. In the material world there are activities of sense
gratification, whereas in the spiritual world there are activities of Krsna
consciousness. Attainment of Krsna consciousness even during this life
is immediate attainment of Brahman, and one who is situated in Krsna consciousness
has certainly already entered into the kingdom of God.
Brahman
is just the opposite of matter. Therefore brahmi sthitih means "not
on the platform of material activities." Devotional service of the Lord
is accepted in the Bhagavad-gita as the liberated stage. Therefore,
brahmi
sthitih is liberation from material bondage.
Srila Bhaktivinoda
Thakura has summarized this Second Chapter of the Bhagavad-gita
as being the contents for the whole text. In the Bhagavad-gita,
the subject matters are karma-yoga, jnana-yoga, and bhakti-yoga.
In the Second Chapter karma-yoga and jnana-yoga have been
clearly discussed, and a glimpse of bhakti-yoga has also been given,
as the contents for the complete text.
Thus end the Bhaktivedanta Purports to the Second Chapter of the Srimad Bhagavad-gita in the matter of its Contents.
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