Evara He Arjuna Suna

The Supreme Lord said: My
dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I
shall impart to you this most secret wisdom, knowing which you shall be
relieved of the miseries of material existence.

This knowledge is the
king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and
because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the
perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

Those who
are not faithful on the path of devotional service cannot attain Me, O
conqueror of foes, but return to birth and death in this material world.

By Me, in My unmanifested form, this entire
universe is pervaded. All beings are in Me, but I am
not in them.

And yet everything that
is created does not rest in Me. Behold My mystic opulence! Although I am the
maintainer of all living entities, and although I am everywhere, still My Self
is the very source of creation.

As the mighty wind, blowing
everywhere, always rests in ethereal space, know that in the same manner all
beings rest in Me.

O son of Kunti, at the end of the millennium every material
manifestation enters into My nature, and at the
beginning of another millennium, by My potency I again create.

The whole cosmic order
is under Me. By My will it is manifested again and
again, and by My will it is annihilated at the end.

O Dhananjaya,
all this work cannot bind Me. I am ever detached, seated
as though neutral.

This material nature is
working under My direction, O son of Kunti, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By
its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.

Fools deride Me when I descend in the human form. They do not know My transcendental nature and My supreme dominion over all
that be.

Those who are thus
bewildered are attracted by demonic and atheistic views. In that deluded
condition, their hopes for liberation, their fruitive
activities, and their culture of knowledge are all defeated.

O son of Prtha, those who are not deluded, the great souls, are
under the protection of the divine nature. They are fully engaged in devotional
service because they know Me as the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, original and inexhaustible.

Always chanting My glories, endeavoring with great determination, bowing
down before Me, these great souls perpetually worship Me with devotion.

Others, who are engaged
in the cultivation of knowledge, worship the Supreme Lord as the one without a
second, diverse in many, and in the universal form.

But it is I who am the
ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the
offering.

I am the father of this
universe, the mother, the support, and the grandsire. I am the object of
knowledge, the purifier and the syllable om.
I am also the Rg, the Sama,
and the Yajur [Vedas].

I am the goal, the
sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the most dear friend. I am the creation and the annihilation, the
basis of everything, the resting place and the eternal seed.

O Arjuna,
I control heat, the rain and the drought. I am immortality, and I am also death
personified. Both being and nonbeing are in Me.

Those who study the
Vedas and drink the soma juice, seeking the heavenly planets, worship Me indirectly. They take birth on the planet of Indra, where they enjoy godly delights.

When they have thus
enjoyed heavenly sense pleasure, they return to this mortal planet again. Thus,
through the Vedic principles, they achieve only flickering happiness.

But those who worship Me with devotion, meditating on My transcendental form--to
them I carry what they lack and preserve what they have.

Whatever a man may
sacrifice to other gods, O son of Kunti, is really
meant for Me alone, but it is offered without true
understanding.

I am the only enjoyer
and the only object of sacrifice. Those who do not recognize My
true transcendental nature fall down.

Those who worship the
demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship ghosts and
spirits will take birth among such beings; those who worship ancestors go to
the ancestors; and those who worship Me will live with
Me.

If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, fruit or water, I
will accept it.

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.

In this way you will be
freed from all reactions to good and evil deeds, and by this principle of
renunciation you will be liberated and come to Me.

I envy no one, nor am I
partial to anyone. I am equal to all. But whoever renders service unto Me in devotion is a friend, is in Me, and I am also a friend
to him.

Even if one commits the
most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service, he is to be
considered saintly because he is properly situated.

He quickly becomes
righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, declare
it boldly that My devotee never perishes.

O son of Prtha, those who take shelter in Me,
though they be of lower birth--women, vaisyas [merchants],
as well as sudras [workers]--can approach the supreme
destination.

How much greater then
are the brahmanas, the righteous, the devotees and
saintly kings who in this temporary miserable world engage in loving service
unto Me.

Engage your mind always
in thinking of Me, offer obeisances
and worship Me. Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.

Thus Bhaktivedanta sings the song of Sri Gita,
with the hope that hearing this, Krsna conscious pure
devotees will be pleased.