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Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Bhagavad-gita is the most authorized scripture in the Vedic literature because it is spoken directly by the Supreme Person, making it apauresaya. He emphasizes that its authority is universally recognized by great sages like Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, and even modern thinkers like Albert Einstein. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that a Kṛṣṇa | Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Bhagavad-gita is the most authorized scripture in the Vedic literature because it is spoken directly by the Supreme Person, making it apauresaya. He emphasizes that its authority is universally recognized by great sages like Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, and even modern thinkers like Albert Einstein. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that a Kṛṣṇa consciousness person must avoid unauthorized commentaries and distortions, as any personal interpretation causes the loss of the book's authority. He warns that rascals who change the statements of the Gita to suit their own lusty desires or political agendas are merely bluffers who remain in the cycle of birth and death. Furthermore, he teaches that the Gita provides authorized information on the science of the soul, transmigration, and the nature of the material world as a place of suffering. Ultimately, by accepting the Bhagavad-gita as it is and following the descending process of knowledge through the parampara, one learns the real purpose of life: how to love Kṛṣṇa and achieve the perfection of yoga. | ||
* '''Spoken by Bhagavan:''' The authority of the Bhagavad-gita is supreme because it is not the work of an ordinary human but is spoken by the Lord Himself; thus, Vyasadeva records it as Bhagavan uvaca to maintain its authoritative status. | * '''Spoken by Bhagavan:''' The authority of the Bhagavad-gita is supreme because it is not the work of an ordinary human but is spoken by the Lord Himself; thus, Vyasadeva records it as Bhagavan uvaca to maintain its authoritative status. | ||
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* Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:The Authority of the Bhagavad-gītā|The Authority of the Bhagavad-gītā.]] | * Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: [[Vanipedia:The Authority of the Bhagavad-gītā|The Authority of the Bhagavad-gītā.]] | ||
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Theme Analysis
Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that the Bhagavad-gita is the most authorized scripture in the Vedic literature because it is spoken directly by the Supreme Person, making it apauresaya. He emphasizes that its authority is universally recognized by great sages like Sankaracarya, Ramanujacarya, and even modern thinkers like Albert Einstein. Śrīla Prabhupāda clarifies that a Kṛṣṇa consciousness person must avoid unauthorized commentaries and distortions, as any personal interpretation causes the loss of the book's authority. He warns that rascals who change the statements of the Gita to suit their own lusty desires or political agendas are merely bluffers who remain in the cycle of birth and death. Furthermore, he teaches that the Gita provides authorized information on the science of the soul, transmigration, and the nature of the material world as a place of suffering. Ultimately, by accepting the Bhagavad-gita as it is and following the descending process of knowledge through the parampara, one learns the real purpose of life: how to love Kṛṣṇa and achieve the perfection of yoga.
- Spoken by Bhagavan: The authority of the Bhagavad-gita is supreme because it is not the work of an ordinary human but is spoken by the Lord Himself; thus, Vyasadeva records it as Bhagavan uvaca to maintain its authoritative status.
- Standardization and Integrity: The Gita is not meant to be a subject of third-class interpretation; any change to its meaning by mental speculators destroys its authority and turns it into a manufactured philosophy.
- The Scientific Basis: Authorized information regarding the duration of the universe and the transmigration of the soul is found within the Gita, providing facts that modern psychologists and philosophers cannot grasp.
- Descending Knowledge: Vedic knowledge is received through the descending process of evam parampara praptam, ensuring that the message remains standard and unadulterated from the time it was first spoken to the sun-god.
- A Universal Guide: The Bhagavad-gita is the authorized book to teach people the real purpose of human life—loving Kṛṣṇa—and its conclusions are accepted by all saner sections of society.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: The Authority of the Bhagavad-gītā.
Pages in category "Authority of the Bhagavad-gita"
The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total.
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- A Krsna conscious person should not be bewildered by fools; he should avoid all unauthorized commentaries and interpretations on Bhagavad-gita and proceed in Krsna consciousness with determination and firmness. BG 1972 purports
- A small child, he's clapping. Why? "Hey Krsna." So anyway, everyone is remembering always Krsna. Keeping Krsna consciousness. Even a child here is the highest yogi. It is not our boastfulness. It is stated in authorized scripture like Bhagavad-gita
- According to great learned scholars, the whole Bhagavad-gita contains many authorized prayers, especially in the Eleventh Chapter, where Arjuna prays to the universal form of the Lord
- Although my bodies have changed so many times, I am cognizant; I know that I had such-and-such body. Tatha dehantara-praptih: to transmigrate from one body to another. This is the authoritative statement of Bhagavad-gita
- Authorized information is available in the Bhagavad-gita. For instance, the Bhagavad-gita informs us that within the material world there are living beings whose duration of life covers 4,300,000 x 1,000 x 2 x 30 x 12 x 100 solar years
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- Bhagavad-gita is not going to make any topsy-turvy of the social order or spiritual order. No. It should be standardized according to the authority. And the best authority is Krsna
- Bhagavad-gita is the most authorized scripture in the Vedic literature. Vedic literature means it is not spoken by any ordinary human being. Apauresaya means this literature, Vedic literature, is spoken directly by the Supreme Person or Lord
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- Caitanya-caritamrta is the higher studies. Still, we have got all these books, very exalted, authorized books, Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, Caitanya-caritamrta, Nectar of Devotion
- Completely devoted to the spreading of Krishna Consciousness and the propagation of the Gita and Srimad-bhagavatam. I have already explained to you my mind on the authority of the two great vedic scriptures, BG and SB
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- I am a third-class man, and if I change the statements in the Bhagavad-gita, then where is the authority of Bhagavad-gita? That is going on
- I don't think any Indian or any Hindu can deny the authority of Bhagavad-gita. Is there anyone
- I have tried to explain in this book (Bhagavad-gita As It Is) the real purpose of the Bhagavad-gita. Bhagavad-gita is the authorized book to teach people how to love Krishna, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- If we consult Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, the authoritative texts for understanding the science of Krsna, then we can understand that Krsna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is not an ordinary man. BG 1972 purports
- If you accept Bhagavad-gita as the book of authority, you cannot change the meaning. That is not allowed. What right? If you have got some opinion, if you have got some philosophy, you can write in your own book
- Instead of vibrating some nuisance sound for sense enjoyment, if the state arranges to distribute transcendental sound by resounding the holy name, fame and activities of the Lord, as authorized in the BG or SB, then a favorable condition will be created
- It is up to you to accept the authority of Bhagavad-gita or authority of the Americans. That is your . . . we follow the authorities of Bhagavad-gita
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- Jnana-yajna, this philosophical discussion, logical discussion of the aim of life from authorized books like Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavatam, if we have discussion, this is called jnanamaya-yajna, with knowledge
- Just like sometimes the politicians, scholars, they also try to understand Bhagavad-gita. Because Bhagavad-gita is very authoritative book, they want to exploit. They do not understand what is Bhagavad-gita
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- Krsna consciousness movement is neither a new movement nor it is a concocted philosophy. It is based on authorities like Bhagavad-gita and other Vedic literature. And practically you see how it is effective. Simply by chanting this Hare Krsna mantra
- Krsna states that those who reject Bhagavad-gita as authority cannot have any connection with Him, and because they have no relation to Him, they remain in the cycle of birth and death
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- Many rascals have come to the West to preach Bhagavad-gita. They are designated as rascals because they are bluffers who do not give real information. In our Bhagavad-gita As It Is, however, the spiritual nature is authoritatively described
- My idea of preaching in the foreign countries means that they are rather fed up with material advancement of knowledge. They are seeking the message guidance of the Vedanta Sutra or for the matter of the Bhagavad-gita in an authorized way
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- One has to hear. It is not very difficult. But people have become so rascal, so foolish, they will not hear. We are requesting. We have not manufactured anything. It is all authorized, authorized books, Bhagavad-gita, Srimad-Bhagavata, Vedic literature
- Our mission is that Indians especially, they should take advantage of Bhagavad-gita - not by distorting the meaning. As it is. You cannot distort the statement of BG. Then you defy the authority of BG. Then you manufacture your own way. That is very bad
- Our program for Krishna Consciousness is solid, and backed by most authoratative literature--Bhagavad Gita, and Srimad Bhagwatam; there is no question of our not being popular to the world. Simply we have to present ourselves in true perspective
- Our program for Krishna Consciousness is solid, and backed by most authoritative literature - Bhagavad-gita, and Srimad-Bhagavatam; there is no question of our not being popular to the world. Simply we have to present ourselves in true perspective
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- Sastra means the transcendental literature, not ordinary writings. That is sastra. Just like Bhagavad-gita is sastra, Veda is sastra, or Bible, sastra. Scripture means given by God or His authorized representative. That is sastra
- Smrti refers to the conclusions drawn from the Vedic evidence. Sometimes Mayavadi philosophers do not accept the authority of the Bhagavad-gita and the Puranas, and this is called ardha-kukkuti-nyaya, “the logic of half a hen”
- So far as Bhagavad-gita is concerned, there is no doubt about it that I am the only authority in your country in this matter
- So far outside India is concerned, all scholars, all religionists, all philosophers, they have accepted this Bhagavad-gita as authority. So there is no doubt about Bhagavad-gita's being authority. Even Professor Einstein, he was reading regularly
- 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"
- Sridhara Svami was accepted by Lord Caitanya as an authorized commentator on Srimad-Bhagavatam, and Caitanya Mahaprabhu quoted his writings
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- The author of Bhagavad-gita did not leave it for being interpreted by a third-class man. He is Krsna, the Supreme Lord. He said everything clearly. Why an ordinary man should interpret His word? That is our objection
- The words of Bhagavad-gita are authoritative instructions for faithful men
- There are many foolish propagandists who say that worship of the demigods is also a way to reach the supreme goal, but in the authorized statements of Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita this is not accepted
- There is no question that Bhagavad-gita is authority. Even Professor Albert Einstein, such a scientist, read Bhagavad-gita regularly
- This fact (when Krsna comes as one of us, He is not in actuality "one of us") we must learn by submissive inquiry from authoritative sources, such as Bhagavad-gita or a spiritual master who is fully realized in Krsna consciousness
- This is the last instruction of Bhagavad-gita (to give up all engagements and unto surrender to God), the most authorized and widely read book on all varieties of yoga. Thus the last word of Bhagavad-gita is the last word in the perfection of yoga
- This Krsna consciousness movement is trying to rectify this mistake. Bhagavad-gita is the most authorized scripture in the Vedic literature. Vedic literature means it is not spoken by any ordinary human being
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- We accept the Bhagavad-gita as authority because this book of knowledge was so accepted by India's great sages like Sankaracarya, Sri Ramanujacarya, Sri Madhvacarya and Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
- We are delivering speeches from authoritative book, Bhagavad-gita. I am not speaking before you of my own imagination. I am speaking from the authorized book
- We are trying to distribute this knowledge from authoritative books like Srimad-Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam, and as far as possible, we are using our all talents in this, and we welcome you. And take advantage, participate with us
- We do not change. Why should you change? What right you have got to change? If Bhagavad-gita is a book of authority, and if I make my own interpretation, then where is the authority?