Faith in Guru and Surrender to Krsna 77
manusyanam sahasresu
kascid yatati siddhaye
yatatam api siddhanam
kascin mam vetti tattvatah

“Out of many thousands among men, one may
endeavor for perfection, and of those who have
achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.”
(Bg. 7.3)

Thus out of many perfected spiritualists, one man
may know what Krsna actually is. As this verse
indicates, the subject matter of Krsna is not so easy
but is very difficult. Yet Bhagavad-gita also indicates
that it is easy.

bhaktya mam abhijanati
yavan yas casmi tattvatah
tato mam tattvato jnatva
visate tad-anantaram
“One can understand the Supreme Personality as
He is only by devotional service. And when one is in
full consciousness of the Supreme Lord by such
devotion, he can enter into the kingdom of God.”
(Bg. 18.55)

If we accept the process of devotional service, we
can understand Krsna very easily. Through it we
can understand the science of Krsna perfectly and
become eligible for entering into the spiritual king-
dom. If, as Bhagavad-gita says, after many births we
have to eventually surrender to Krsna, why not
surrender to Him immediately? Why wait for many,
many births? If surrender is the end of perfection,
why not accept perfection immediately? Of course
the answer is that people are generally doubtful.
