Advised in the Bhagavad-gītā Means Turning Everything Toward Kṛṣṇa
The advice of the Bhagavad-gītā is complete because it teaches how every part of life can be connected to Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda shows that the Lord's instruction is not limited to belief, ritual, or renunciation; it guides work, thought, worship, knowledge, and surrender. When the living being follows this divine advice, ordinary action becomes purified. Everything that was once a cause of bondage can become a path toward liberation.
The Gītā Advises Constant Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa
The Lord's most intimate instruction is to remember Him, worship Him, and surrender to Him. This remembrance gives the mind a spiritual center, protecting the devotee from the influence of māyā. The advice of the Bhagavad-gītā is therefore practical: keep Kṛṣṇa in the center and the danger of repeated birth and death can be overcome.
- As advised in Bhagavad-gita: man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65). This is the only process by which one can be saved from the danger of repeated birth and death.
- In Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.34) the Lord advises that one always think of Him (man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru (BG 18.65)). In this way, by always being Krsna-minded or Krsna conscious, one can surpass the influence of maya.
- In Bhagavad-gita it is advised that one not forget the chanting of the holy name even for a moment.
- When the Lord advises in Bhagavad-gita to worship Him alone, it is to be understood that worshiping Lord Krsna includes worshiping all that is mentioned, because He, Lord Krsna, includes everyone.
Duty Becomes Bhakti When Offered to the Lord
The Bhagavad-gītā does not advise irresponsible abandonment of duty. Instead, it teaches that sacrifice, charity, austerity, work, and prescribed responsibilities should be offered to Kṛṣṇa. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains this as the purification of action, where karma-yoga matures into bhakti because the center is no longer the self but the Supreme Lord.
- As advised in Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.5), sacrifice, charity and austerity should never be given up. Yajno danam tapas caiva pavanani manisinam: even if one is very much advanced in spiritual life, one should not give up these three duties.
- In the Bhagavad-gita (BG 18.48) it is advised that one should not give up his occupational prescribed duties, even if they are not always flawless.
- The Bhagavad-gita advises that in the interest of the mundane workers, they should not be restrained from their ordinary engagements; on the contrary, they may be encouraged to stay engaged in that way, within the process of karma-yoga.
- The Supreme Lord advises in Bhagavad-gita (BG 9.27): O son of Kunti, all that you do, all that you eat, all that you offer and give away, as well as all austerities that you may perform, should be done as an offering unto Me. This is bhakti.
Real Knowledge Comes Through Surrendered Hearing
The Gītā does not encourage independent speculation as the path to truth. It advises submission to a self-realized spiritual master, sincere inquiry, and service. In this way the soul receives knowledge that leads to real dharma, not merely social duty or mental opinion.
- As described to his order carriers by Dharmaraja, or Yamaraja, a living being is a spiritual identity, and therefore his occupational duty is also spiritual. The real dharma is that which is advised in Bhagavad-gita.
- In Bhagavad-gita (BG 4.34) the Supreme Personality of Godhead advises: Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.
- Devotional service is also called bhagavata-dharma. Without material aspirations, one should simply serve Krsna, as advised in Bhagavad-gita, Narada Pancaratra and Srimad-Bhagavatam.
- As advised in Bhagavad-gita if one transcends these four processes and is actually liberated, one engages in devotional service. Then he is guaranteed not to fall to material existence again.
Surrender Frees the Soul From Material Nature
Material life brings duality, temptation, and repeated entanglement, but the Bhagavad-gītā gives the way beyond them. By tolerating happiness and distress, avoiding lust and anger, and surrendering to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the living being is no longer ruled by the modes of nature. This is why the Lord's advice is not temporary encouragement but the path to final freedom.
- Happiness and distress are concommitant factors of material life. One should learn to tolerate, as advised in Bhagavad-gita.
- In Bhagavad-gita it is advised that one who desires to make tangible advancement in spiritual consciousness must avoid three things - lust, anger and the mode of passion.
- People should be freed from the entanglement of the three modes of material nature, and the only process by which this is possible is surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is advised in Bhagavad-gita.
- Bhagavad-gita does not advise us to go to any of the planets in this material world.
Conclusion
Everything should be turned toward Kṛṣṇa because everything belongs to Him and finds perfection in His service. The Bhagavad-gītā advises remembrance, worship, duty, knowledge, tolerance, and surrender so that the living being can rise beyond material entanglement. Śrīla Prabhupāda makes this conclusion unmistakable: the Lord's advice is successful when it brings the soul from self-centered action to devotional service.
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