Whatever Is Spoken in the Bhagavad-gītā Is Perfect Knowledge
Because the Supreme Lord is completely free from the defects of conditioned life, every word He utters is absolute, perfect, and scientifically sound. By demanding strict adherence to this divine authority, Śrīla Prabhupāda destroys the arrogance of mundane philosophers who dare to interpret the scriptures. One simply has to accept the message exactly as it is to achieve immediate spiritual perfection.
The Infallible Authority of the Vedas
True transcendental knowledge leaves no room for human adjustment, mental speculation, or academic debate. Defining the very nature of absolute truth, Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that to benefit from the Vedic literature, one must accept the words of the scriptures as final, undeniable evidence.
- This is Vedic knowledge. You cannot argue. There is no scope of argument. Whatever is said, you have to accept. Otherwise how Vedas become authority?
- If we become so rascal that "What is spoken in the Vedic literature, there is beyond, something," then we are rascal. There is no beyond. This is perfect knowledge.
- Whatever is spoken in the Upanisad, that is gospel truth. That is the system of understanding transcendental knowledge, veda-pramana, evidence from the Vedas.
- Whatever is spoken by the Supreme Lord is accepted as Veda. As stated in Bhagavad-gita, vedanta-krd veda-vit: the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the compiler of all Vedic knowledge, and He knows the purport of the Vedas.
Acceptance Without Interpretation
The fundamental prerequisite for reading sacred texts like the Bhagavad-gītā is the willingness to accept the speaker, Lord Kṛṣṇa, as the Supreme Authority. Warning against the tendency to filter God's words through a material lens, Śrīla Prabhupāda insists that understanding the text means accepting its statements in their entirety, exactly as they are presented.
- Because You (Krsna) know yourself, what You are. Nobody knows. - Therefore to understand Krsna, or God, is to accept whatever is spoken in the Bhagavad-gita. That is real understanding.
- We shall always remember that we are reading Bhagavad-gita, and whatever is spoken in the Bhagavad-gita, we have to, at least, we have to accept that. Otherwise, there is no question of reading this Bhagavad-gita.
- We should always remember that we read Bhagavad-gita as scripture, and whatever is spoken in Bhagavad-gita must be accepted, otherwise there is no reason in reading it.
- Yogamaya very faithfully received the Lord's order as a Vedic injunction. It is a fact that whatever is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a Vedic injunction that no one should neglect.
The Standard of the Spiritual Master
A bona fide guru never invents a new religion, nor does he claim to possess private knowledge separate from the authorized scriptures. Setting the absolute standard for leadership, Śrīla Prabhupāda asserts that the spiritual master is simply a transparent medium who faithfully repeats the exact words of Kṛṣṇa.
- Guru means one who has taken full shelter, complete surrender to Krsna, he is guru. Or he speaks only what is spoken by Krsna. Just like we are speaking in this Bhagavad-gita, as it is. There is no malinterpretation.
- We should not speak beyond what is spoken by Krsna. Take Bhagavad-gita and try to preach the principles, speak whatever is spoken in the Bhagavad-gita. Then it doesn't matter whether you are a grhastha or sannyasi or brahmacari. You become guru.
- Whatever I speak is personally spoken by Lord Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Like a stringed instrument, I vibrate whatever He causes me to speak.
- If death takes place, let it take here. So there is nothing to be said new. Whatever I have to speak, I have spoken in my books. Now you try to understand it and continue your endeavor.
The Spotless Nature of the Bhāgavatam
Compiled by the literary incarnation of God, Vyāsadeva, the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is completely devoid of the errors found in mundane literature. Glorifying this supreme Purāṇa, Śrīla Prabhupāda points out that it aligns perfectly with all other Vedic texts and stands as a spotless, scientific presentation of the Absolute Truth.
- It is scientific and reasonable, whatever is said in the Srimad-Bhagavatam. Amalam puranam. It is spotless. Nobody can find any fault.
- Whatever has been spoken and written by Vyasadeva is considered to be perfect.
- Whatever is said by Krsna in the Bhagavad-gita, that is not against Vedanta-sutra, or what is spoken in the Srimad-Bhagavatam, that is actually following the Vedanta-sutra.
- Whatever is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead is a mantra and is suitable for delivering the conditioned souls from mental speculation.
Conclusion
By strictly aligning one's life and consciousness with the exact instructions of the Supreme Lord, the conditioned soul is immediately protected from the pitfalls of material illusion. In perfectly preserving and transmitting these spotless words, Śrīla Prabhupāda proves that true spiritual advancement requires nothing more than the faithful acceptance of whatever is spoken by Kṛṣṇa and His pure representatives.
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