Taking to Krsna Consciousness

sa kaleneha mahata
yogo nastah parantapa

sa evayam maya te dya
yogah proktah puratanah
bhakto ’si me sakha ceti
rahasyam hy etad uttamam

“T instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the
sun-god Vivasvan, and Vivasvan instructed it to
Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn
instructed it to Iksvaku. This supreme science was
thus received through the chain of disciplic succes-
sion, 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. 4.1-3)

That original spiritual disciplic succession was
broken, but now we can receive the same message
by studying Bhagavad-gita. In Bhagavad-gita Krsna
speaks to Arjuna just as in a far distant time He
spoke to the sun-god. If we accept the words of
Arjuna and Krsna, it may be possible for us to under-
stand Bhagavad-gita, but if we want to interpret it
in our own way, the results will be nonsensical. The
best way to understand Bhagavad-gita is to accept a
bona fide spiritual master. This is not very difficult.
