40 Elevation to Krsna Consciousness

human society. Regardless of what class we belong
to, if we cooperate in Krsna consciousness, there will
be peace in the world.

Thus Krsna consciousness is the utmost necessity
for all divisions of society. Every chapter and every
conclusion of Bhagavad-gita aim toward Krsna con-
sciousness. Sri Krsna, who is speaking Bhagavad-gita,
is always stressing devotion to His personal Self.

manmana bhava madbhakto
mad-yaji mam namaskuru

mam evaisyasi satyam te
pratijane priyo ’si me

“Always think of Me and become My devotee. Wor-
ship 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.” (Bg. 18.65)

Throughout Bhagavad-gita we find this word mam
stressed. Mam means “unto Me,” meaning unto
Krsna. But there are many miscreants who are inter-
preting this mam to mean “everyone.” When I
say, ‘“Bring me a glass of water,” does it mean that
I want you to bring everyone a glass of water? The
individuality is there, but by jugglery of words they
interpret “me” or “I? to mean “everyone.” Con-
sequently when Krsna says “I,” the miscreants
identify this ‘I’? with themselves. This is a gross
misinterpretation. Although Bhagavad-gita is very
popular in the world, due to this misinterpretation
by mundane scholars, it has not been properly under-
stood.
