siddhim prapto yatha brahma tathapnoti nibodha me samasenaiva kaunteya nistha jnanasya ya para
Translation
O son of Kunti, learn from Me how one who has achieved this perfection can attain to the supreme perfectional stage, Brahman, the stage of highest knowledge, by acting in the way I shall now summarize.
Commentary by Srila Prabhupada
The Lord describes for Arjuna how one can achieve the highest perfectional stage simply by being engaged in his occupational duty, performing that duty for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One attains the supreme stage of Brahman simply by renouncing the result of his work for the satisfaction of the Supreme Lord. That is the process of self-realization. The actual perfection of knowledge is in attaining pure Krishna consciousness; that is described in the following verses.
Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur
Understand by which method (yatha) one attains or realizes Brahman. This is the very highest stage of jnana (jnanasya nistha para). According to the Amara Kosa, nistha means consummation, final attainment.
The meaning is as follows: "Please understand the method by which, with the cessation of ignorance, and undertaking of the cessation of even knowledge (vidya), giving up even the process of jnana completely, a person will realize brahman."
Special Offer: The Bhagavad Gita
beautifully sung on MP3 CD
Now you can listen to the ancient sanskrit chants of Bhagavad Gita, sung in classical melodies by noted devotional singer Sri Vidyabhushana. Listen to all 700 verses of the Gita with a beautiful accompaniment of flute, veena, sitar, mridanga, tabla and tala.
Listen to sample (Bhagavad Gita chapter four):
Special Offer: $24.95 (with free postage to anywhere in the world)
Email to Friend
Print Article