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4.344.36

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 4.35

Spiritual master, knowledge and removal of doubt

यज्ज्ञात्वा न पुनर्मोहमेवं यास्यसि पाण्डव ।

येन भूतान्यशेषाणि द्रक्ष्यस्यात्मन्यथो मयि ॥ ३५ ॥

yaj jñātvā na punar moham

evaṁ yāsyasi pāṇḍava

yena bhūtāny aśeṣāṇi

drakṣyasy ātmany atho mayi

Translation

Having obtained real knowledge from a self-realized soul, you will never fall again into such illusion, for by this knowledge you will see that all living beings are but part of the Supreme, or, in other words, that they are Mine.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Our Eternal Relationship with Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1Real knowledge from a self-realized soul frees you from illusion and shows that all living beings are parts of Kṛṣṇa.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that thinking we exist apart from Kṛṣṇa is illusion. We are His eternal servants, not equal to Him.
  3. 3Learn from a genuine spiritual master and serve Kṛṣṇa, remembering that your purpose is to satisfy Him.

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Chapter 4, Transcendental Knowledge: spiritual master, knowledge and removal of doubt.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Discern the eternal self from the temporary.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: ātmā, jñāna.

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Related verses

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BG 4.34The humility of real inquiryBG 4.36Spiritual master, knowledge and removal of doubtBG 2.13The self endures bodily changeBG 15.7The living being belongs to Krishna

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