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Chapter 4. Transcendental Knowledge TEXT 3 sa evayam maya te 'dya
SYNONYMS  sah--the
same ancient; eva--certainly; ayam--this; maya--by
Me; te--unto you; adya--today; yogah--the science
of yoga; proktah--spoken; puratanah--very old; bhaktah--devotee;
asi--you
are; me--My; sakha--friend; ca--also;
iti--therefore;
rahasyam--mystery; hi--certainly;
etat--this; uttamam--transcendental.
TRANSLATION That very
ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me
to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend; therefore you can
understand the transcendental mystery of this science.
PURPORT There are two
classes of men, namely the devotee and the demon. The Lord selected Arjuna
as the recipient of this great science owing to his becoming the devotee
of the Lord, but for the demon it is not possible to understand this great
mysterious science. There are a number of editions of this great book of
knowledge, and some of them have commentaries by the devotees, and some
of them have commentaries by the demons. Commentation by the devotees is
real, whereas that of the demons is useless. Arjuna accepts Sri Krsna as
the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and any commentary on the Gita
following in the footsteps of Arjuna is real devotional service to the
cause of this great science. The demonic, however, concoct something about
Krsna and mislead the public and general readers from the path of Krsna's
instructions. One should try to follow the disciplic succession from Arjuna,
and thus be benefited.
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