This is the sum and substance of Bhagavad-gita.

The conclusion is that Bhagavad-gita is a transcendental literature that should be
read very carefully. If one follows the instructions, he can be freed of all fears and
sufferings in this life and attain a spiritual birth in the next life.

Another result is that if one reads Bhagavad-gita seriously and reverently, then the
reactions of his past deeds will no longer effect him. The Lord says, in the end, that
He Himself takes the responsibility to indemnify all the reactions of sins for one who
comes to Him. One cleanses himself daily by bathing in water, but for one who once
bathes in the sacred Ganges water of Bhagavad-gita, the dirt of past sins is washed
away for all time. If one reads Bhagavad-gita regularly and attentively, no other
literature is needed.

In the present age, people are engaged by so many material things that they have
no time to devote their energy to spiritual topics. However, one who simply reads
Bhagavad-gita need not read any other Vedic literature. Bhagavad-gita is the essence
of all Vedic knowledge. It is said that one who drinks the water of the Ganges will be
freed from sin. Similarly, one who studies Bhagavad-gita needs no other literature
whatever. Lord Krsna is the original Visnu, the ultimate end of all knowledge and of
all seeking after knowledge, and He is present in the teaching of the Gita.
