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TEXT 30 sadhibhutadhidaivam mam
SYNONYMS  sa-adhibhuta--the
governing principle of the material manifestation; adhidaivam--underlying
all the demigods; mam--Me; sa-adhiyajnam--sustaining all
sacrifices; ca--and; ye--those; viduh--know; prayana--of
death; kale--at the time; api--even; ca--and; mam--Me;
te--they; viduh--know; yukta-cetasah--with steadfast
minds.
TRANSLATION Those who
know Me as the Supreme Lord, as the governing principle of the material
manifestation, who know Me as the one underlying all the demigods and as
the one sustaining all sacrifices, can, with steadfast mind, understand
and know Me even at the time of death.
PURPORT Persons acting
in Krsna consciousness are never entirely deviated from the path of understanding
the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In the transcendental association of
Krsna consciousness, one can understand how the Supreme Lord is the governing
principle of the material manifestation and even of the demigods. Gradually,
by such transcendental association, one becomes convinced of the Supreme
Personality of Godhead Himself, and at the time of death such a Krsna conscious
person can never forget Krsna. Naturally he is thus promoted to the planet
of the Supreme Lord, Goloka Vrndavana.
This Seventh
Chapter particularly explains how one can become a fully Krsna conscious
person. The beginning of Krsna consciousness is association of persons
who are Krsna conscious. Such association is spiritual and puts one directly
in touch with the Supreme Lord, and, by His grace, one can understand Krsna
to be the Supreme God. At the same time one can really understand the constitutional
position of the living entity and how the living entity forgets Krsna and
becomes entangled in material activities. By gradual development of Krsna
consciousness in good association, the living entity can understand that
due to forgetfulness of Krsna he has become conditioned by the laws of
material nature. He can also understand that this human form of life is
an opportunity to regain Krsna consciousness and that it should be fully
utilized to attain the causeless mercy of the Supreme Lord.
Many subjects
have been discussed in this chapter: the man in distress, the inquisitive
man, the man in want of material necessities, knowledge of Brahman, knowledge
of Paramatma, liberation from birth, death and diseases, and worship of
the Supreme Lord. However, he who is actually elevated in Krsna consciousness
does not care for the different processes. He simply directly engages himself
in activities of Krsna consciousness and thereby factually attains his
constitutional position as eternal servitor of Lord Krsna. In such a situation
he takes pleasure in hearing and glorifying the Supreme Lord in pure devotional
service. He is convinced that by doing so, all his objectives will be fulfilled.
This determined faith is called drdha-vrata, and it is the beginning
of bhakti-yoga or transcendental loving service. That is the verdict
of all scriptures. This Seventh Chapter of the Gita is the substance
of that conviction.
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