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Elevation to Krṣṇa Consciousness
was lost; therefore Krṣṇa re-established the teachings by giving them to Arjuna.
evaṁ paramparā-prāptam imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ sa kāleneha mahatā yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa
sa evāyaṁ mayā te 'dya yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ bhakto 'si me sakhā ceti rahasyaṁ hy etad uttamam
“This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, and the saintly kings understood it in that way. But in course of time the succession was broken, and therefore the science as it is appears to be lost. That very ancient science of the relationship with the Supreme is today told by Me to you because you are My devotee as well as My friend; therefore, you can understand the transcendental mystery of this science.” (Bg. 4.2,3)
Thus whoever follows in the footsteps of Arjuna, approaching Krṣṇa in a spirit of devotion, can understand the purpose of  Bhagavad-gītā  as well as all other Vedic literatures.
There are four  Vedas—Sāma, R.k, Yajur  and  Atharva , and there are 108  Upaniṣads , including the  Īśopaniṣad ,  Kaṭha Upaniṣad  and  Taittirīya Upaniṣad , as well as the  Vedānta-sūtra ,  Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam  and  Bhagavad-gītā . These literatures are not meant for any particular class of men but for the totality of