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amba tvam anusandadhami bhagavad-gite bhavad-vesinim
Meditation on Srimad Bhagavad-Gita O Bhagavad-Gita,
song of the Supreme Lord Himself, You are the bestower of
Arjunas enlightenment. You have been woven into the
scripture Mahabharata by the ancient sage Srila Vedavyasa.
In eighteen chapters, You are the rain of ever-flowing nectar,
non-different from the Lord. O Mother, I meditate upon You;
may You graciously enter my heart.
Srimad Bhagavad-gita, we know is the topmost
philosophical, scientific and religious treatise. Originally it
was revealed to Srila Vedavyas, who is the authority of all
Vedic knowledge. Originally the Bhagavad-gita was written in
Sanskrit language and later on many commentaries and
interpretations have been witnessed. However, we know that
Bhagavad-gita is the advice and instruction of Lord Sri
Krishna, delivered in Kurukshetra battle field to Arjuna, who
accepted Him as his spiritual master. Vedic knowledge
descended to Srila Vyasadev through the disciplic
succession beginning with Lord Sri Krishna Himself. Only a
pure devotee in the line of a bonafide disciplic succession
can understand the divine knowledge of Bhagavad-gita. The
same is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gita and all other
authentic Vedic literature. Therefore those commentaries
which are not received in any bonafide line of disciplic
succession cannot provide the real meaning of
Bhagavad-gita and thus will not be beneficial. In this age of
Kaliyuga, Lord Sri Krishna Himself descended as Lord Sri
Krishna Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in the mood of a devotee of
Lord Krishna. Hence by following the line of Lord Sri Krishna

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Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, we can understand the proper

meaning and purport of Srimad Bhagavad-gita, which is
known as divine song of Lord Sri Krishna.
Srila Bhakti Raksak Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharaja, is one of
the bonafide teachers in the line of Sri Krishna Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu (disciplic succession known as Sri-BrahmaMadhva-Gaudiya Sampradaya) and is the Founder Acharya of
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math. Although many commentaries
and translations are available on Bhagavad-gita, the specialty
of translations and commentaries of Srila Bhakti Raksak
Sridhar Dev-Goswami Maharajas Bhagavad-gita is that he
has revealed the Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute.
No one can understand the transcendental meaning of
Srimad Bhagavad-gita by advanced material knowledge or
mundane scholarship. Srimad Bhagavad-gita can be realized
only be the fully surrendered soul. One of best examples of
the same can be found in the south India tour pastimes of
Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu which is mentioned in Sri
Chaitanya Charitamrita Madya Lila. During the South India
tour, Lord Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu met a brahmana, who
was reading Bhagavad-gita apparently with incorrect
pronunciation. Due to his incorrect pronunciation, people
sometimes criticized him and laughed at him, but he did not
care. He was full of ecstasy due to reading the Bhagavad-gita
and was personally very happy. Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
asked the brahmana, My dear sir, why are you in such
ecstatic love? Which portion of the Bhagavad-gita gives you
such transcendental pleasure? The brahmana replied, "I am
illiterate and therefore do not know the meaning of the
words. Sometimes I read the Bhagavad-gita correctly and
sometimes incorrectly, but in any case I am doing this in
compliance with the orders of my spiritual master." In fact
the brahmana told that while reading Bhagavad-gita he was
able to see Lord Krishna sitting in a chariot and instructing
Arjuna. Listening to that Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu told the
brahmana, "Indeed, you are an authority in the reading of the
Bhagavad-gita. Whatever you know constitutes the real
purport of the Bhagavad-gita." Hence according to the Vedas,
bhaktya bhagavatam grahyam na buddhya na ca tikaya. One
should understand the Bhagavad-gita and SrimadBhagavatam by hearing them from a real devotee. One
cannot understand them simply by erudite scholarship or
sharp intelligence.
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Since Srimad Bhagavad-gita is very familiar to the learned

society, an acquaintance of the conceptions of this edition
may be given here. We are followers of the school of thought
descending from Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, so this edition
is based on the Sri Gita commentaries of the pre-eminent,
exalted Sri Gaudiya Vaisnava AcharyasSri Visvanath, Sri
Baladev and Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakur. By the grace of our
worshipful spiritual master, Om Visnupada Srila Bhakti
Siddhanta Saraswati Goswami Prabhupada, and from
indications in the commentaries given by the aforementioned
great pure devotees, in places some new light has been
shed, revealing deeper meanings. The devoted reader will
appreciate this particularly with regard to the four verses
{10.811} which were described by Srila Visvanathpada as
the four essential verses (chatuh-sloki) of the book.
Generally, Sri Gita is known as an excellent study of the
science of religion. The language of Sri Gita is simple and
sweet; its mood is grave, extensive and radical; its thought is
succinct, lucid and impartial; and its logic is sound and
natural. The eloquence of the prologue, epilogue, exposition,
review, analysis, synthesis and delivery of Sri Gita is
unprecedented and charming in the extreme. Sri Gita is
activation for the lazy, courage for the fearful, hope for the
hopeless, and new life for the dying. Sri Gita unifies and
sustains all ranks, whether revolutionary, occultist, optimist,
renunciationist, liberationist, or full-fledged theist. From the
atheist of grossly crude vision to the most elevated saint, the
essential conceptions of all classes of philosopher are
illustrated with clear and powerful logic. The devotees of the
Lord {bhagavad-bhaktas} and persons on the paths of action,
knowledge and yoga {karmis, jyanis and yogis) will each find
the essence of their paths dealt with in a comprehensive and
illuminating manner, and thus the book is highly esteemed by
all.
The essential and inner purport of the Vedas and Upanisads
of the Aryans is directly explained, and the essence of
various non-Aryan doctrines can also be found. Sri Gita
teaches us enlightenment through the selfless execution of
scripturally ordained actions. When the consciousness is
thus purified, self-realization or spiritual realization is
attained. In its maturity, this pure realization blossoms into
loving service in the joyful, divine plane.
From the standpoint of sambandha-jyana or knowledge of
relationship, Sri Gita gives us the conception that the
Absolute Reality is a transcendental personality; from the
standpoint of prayojana or the objective, spiritual love for
the Absolute Reality is given as the highest attainment; and
from the standpoint of abhidheya or the means, we are
taught that one must initially offer all his actions to the
Supreme Lord, followed by the cultivation of self-realization
favorable to realization of the Lord, and finally surrender to
the Lord, to the exclusion of all other endeavors. Ultimately,
the means will culminate in the objective when, in ones
perfected spiritual form, one whole-heartedly engages in the
transcendental loving service of the Lord.
Sri Gita has clearly shown the distinctions between the
various paths, such as the path of action, including worship
of the gods for worldly fulfillment, and the path of knowledge,
for the attainment of liberation. The thoughtful reader can
note that Sri Gita, by its comparative study, refutes the
misconception that the many paths and goals are all one.
Rather, it is stated, yo yach chhradhah
sa eva sah, A man is known by his faith.
These verses would warrant deep consideration in this

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respect:
The yogi is superior to persons engaged in austerities,
superior to the person of knowledge, and superior to the
person of action Therefore, O Arjuna, be a yogi. And best
of all yogis is My faithful devotee for whom I am the only
goal, and who serves Me whole-heartedly. This is My
opinion. (6.46,47)
Showing the inferiority and meaninglessness of dry
renunciation, the gift of Sri Gita is most substantial and
positive. Rather then merely renouncing action, one should
selflessly offer ones actions to the Supreme Lord (karmayoga). Ultimately, based on ones surrender, one will be
inspired to act in devotion (bhakti) for the Lord alone. This is
the conclusive and sublime teaching of Sri Gita. In the finest
conception, the overall excellence of Sri Gita is found in its
gift of devotion. In its full manifestation, such devotion is
prema-bhakti, loving devotion to the all-attractive Supreme
PersonalitySri Krishna, Reality the Beautiful.
Secret, more secret, and the most secret of all teachings
have been given, as the congregational chanting of the holy
names of the Lord (sankirtana), and service in spontaneity
(bhava-seva), with exclusive surrender and dedication to the
transcendental pleasure of Krishna as the ultimate goal
of life, as sung by the vibrant clarion call of Sri Gitasarvadharman parityajya, mam ekam saranam vraja, and as deeply
contemplated by the followers of the lotus footsteps of the
Supreme Lord who mercifully appears as the saviour in this
age of KaliSri Chaitanyachandra, and as corroborated by
the divine succession of saintly teachers.
May Lord Sri Krishna accept the offering of this edition.
Swami B.R. Sridhar
Sri Chaitanya Saraswat Math
Nabadwip
Janmastami
Bengali year 1368

I did not want to become a big person. That is not my nature.

I did not want to move around with many people. I am just
satisfied with whatever I have. My spiritual thinking is my life.
The conclusions of the scriptures, the advices of the
mahajanas, to relish them and practice them and to discuss
them in a small confidential circle, that is the main goal of my
life.
- Srila B.R. Sridhar Maharaja
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