Chapter 18: Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation
Bg 18.65
TEXT 65
man-mana bhava mad-bhakto
mad-yaji mam namaskuru
mam evaisyasi satyam te
pratijane priyo 'si me
SYNONYMS
man-manäù—thinking of Me; bhava—just become; mat-bhaktaù—My devotee; mat-yäjé—My worshiper; mäm—unto Me; namaskuru—offer your obeisances; mäm—unto Me; eva—certainly; eñyasi—come; satyam—truly; te—to you; pratijäne—I promise; prijaù—dear; asi—you are; me—My.
TRANSLATION
Always think of Me and become My devotee. Worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will come to Me without fail. I promise you this because you are My very dear friend.
PURPORT
The most confidential part of knowledge is that one should become a pure devotee of Kåñëa and always think of Him and act for Him. One should not become an official meditator. Life should be so molded that one will always have the chance to think of Kåñëa. One should always act in such a way that all his daily activities are in connection with Kåñëa. He should arrange his life in such a way that throughout the twenty-four hours he cannot but think of Kåñëa. And the Lord's promise is that anyone who is in such pure Kåñëa consciousness will certainly return to the abode of Kåñëa, where he will be engaged in the association of Kåñëa face to face. This most confidential part of knowledge is spoken to Arjuna because he is the dear friend of Kåñëa. Everyone who follows the path of Arjuna can become a dear friend to Kåñëa and obtain the same perfection as Arjuna.
These words stress that one should concentrate his mind upon Kåñëa-the very form with two hands carrying a flute, the bluish boy with a beautiful face and peacock feathers in His hair. There are descriptions of Kåñëa found in the Brahma-saàhitä and other literatures. One should fix his mind on this original form of Godhead, Kåñëa. He should not even divert his attention to other forms of the Lord. The Lord has multi-forms, as Viñëu, Näräyaëa, Räma, Varäha, etc., but a devotee should concentrate his mind on the form that was present before Arjuna. Concentration of the mind on the form of Kåñëa constitutes the most confidential part of knowledge, and this is disclosed to Arjuna because Arjuna is the most dear friend of Kåñëa's.