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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 1, Ch. 15]
TEXT 27
देशकाशर्थयुक्तानि हृतापोपशमानि च । हरन्ति सरतश्चित्तं गोविन्दाभिहितानि मे ॥२७॥
deśa-kālārtha-yuktāni hṛt-tāpopaśamāni ca haranti smarataś cittam govindābhihitāni me
deśa-  space;  kāla-  time;  artha-  importance;  yuktāni-  impregnated with;  hṛt-  the heart;  tāpa-  burning;  upaśamāni-  extinguishing;  ca-  and;  haranti-  are attracting;  smarataḥ-  by remembering;  cittam-  mind;  govinda-  the Supreme Personality of pleasure;  abhihitāni-  narrated by;  me-  unto me.
TRANSLATION
Now I am attracted to those instructions imparted to me by the Personality of Godhead [Govinda] because they are impregnated with instructions for relieving the burning heart in all circumstances of time and space.
PURPORT
Herein Arjuna refers to the instruction of the  Bhagavad-gītā , which was imparted to him by the Lord in the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra. The Lord left behind Him the instructions of the  Bhagavad-gītā  not only for the benefit of Arjuna alone, but also for all time and in all lands. The  Bhagavad-gītā , being spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the essence of all Vedic wisdom. It is nicely presented by the Lord Himself for all who have very little time to go through the vast Vedic literatures like the  Upaniṣads ,  Purāṇas  and  Vedānta-sūtras . It is put within the study of the great historical epic  Mahābhārata , which was especially prepared for the less intelligent class, namely the women, the laborers and those who are worthless descendants of the  brāhmaṇas ,  kṣatriyas  and higher sections of the  vaiśyas . The problem which arose in the heart of Arjuna on the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra was solved by the teachings of the  Bhagavad-gītā . Again, after the departure of the Lord from the vision of earthly people, when Arjuna was face to face with being vanquished in his acquired power and prominence, he wanted again to remember the great teachings of the  Bhagavad-gītā  just to teach all concerned that the  Bhagavad-gītā  could be consulted in all critical times, not only for solace from all kinds of mental