1498 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 4, Ch. 30

one cannot take direct instructions from Him. Such foolish people do not
know that there is no difference between directly hearing Bhagavad-gita
and reading it, as long as one accepts Bhagavad-gitd as it is, spoken by the
Lord. However, if one wants to understand Bhagavad-gita by his imperfect
interpretations, one cannot possibly understand the mysteries of Bhagavad-
gita, even though one may be a great scholar according to mundane estima-
tion.

TEXT 11

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AN 7 TA Blsotarag alarae 112 211

yad yityam pitur adesam
agrahista mudanvitah

atho va uSati kirtir
lokan anu bhavisyati

yat—because; yityam—you; pituh—of your father; ddesam—the order;
agrahista—accepted; mud@-anvitah—in great happiness; atho—therefore;
vah—your; usati—attractive; kirtih—glories; lokan anu—throughout the
universe; bhavisyati— will become possible.

TRANSLATION

Because you have with pleasure accepted within your hearts the orders
of your father and have executed those orders very faithfully, your attrac-
tive qualities will be celebrated all over the world.

PURPORT

Since every living entity is part and parcel of the Supreme Personality
of Godhead, he has small independence. Sometimes unintelligent men ask
why one is put into a miserable condition, even though everyone is under
the control of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Because of his minute
independence, the living entity can obey or disobey the orders of the
Supreme Lord. If he obeys the Supreme Lord’s orders, he becomes happy.
If he does not, he becomes unhappy. Therefore the living entity creates
his own happiness or unhappiness, The Supreme Lord does not enforce
these on anyone. The Supreme Lord praised the Pracetas because they all
faithfully obeyed the orders of their father. The Lord therefore blessed the
sons of King Pracinabarhisat because they obeyed their father’s orders.
