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The Onulence of the Absolute
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tem. When the  paramparā  system was lost, Arjuna was again selected to rejuvenate it. The acceptance of Arjuna of all that Kṛṣṇa says should be emulated; then we can understand the essence of  Bhagavad-gītā , and then only can we understand that Kṛsṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
१९८१  मधील स्थानीय कार्यक्रमे  १५ फेब्रुवारी  ते  १५ डिसेंबर  होते.
स्वयमेवात्मनात्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम । भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते ॥१५॥
svayam evātmanātmānaṁ vettha tvaṁ puruṣottama bhūta-bhāvana bhūteśa deva-deva jagat-pate
svayam —personality;  eva —certainly;  ātmanā —by Yourself;  ātmānam —Yourself;  vettha —know;  tvam —You;  puruṣottama —O greatest of all persons;  bhūta-bhāvana —O origin of everything;  bhūteśa —O Lord of everything;  deva-deva —O Lord of all demigods;  jagat-pate —O Lord of the entire universe.
TRANSLATION
Indeed, You alone know Yourself by Your own potencies, O origin of all, Lord of all beings, God of gods, O Supreme Person, Lord of the universe!
PURPORT
The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa can be known by persons who are in a relationship with Him through the discharge of devotional service, like Arjuna and his successors. Persons of demonic or atheistic mentality cannot know Kṛṣṇa. Mental speculation that leads one away from the Supreme Lord is a serious sin, and one who does not know Kṛṣṇa should not try to comment on  Bhagavad-gītā .  Bhagavad-gītā  is the statement of Kṛṣṇa, and since it is the science of Kṛṣṇa, it should be understood from Kṛṣṇa as Arjuna understood it. It should not be received from atheistic persons.
The Supreme Truth is realized in three aspects: as impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and at last as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. So at the last stage of understanding the Absolute Truth, one comes to the