TEXT 3

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manuṣyāṇāṁ sahasreṣu
kaścid yatati siddhaye
yatatām api siddhānāṁ
kaścin māṁ vetti tattvataḥ

Synonyms

manuṣyāṇām — af mennesker; sahasreṣu — ud af mange tusinde; kaścit — nogen; yatati — stræber; siddhaye — efter fuldkommenhed; yatatām — af dem, der stræber således; api — sandelig; siddhānām — af dem, der har opnået fuldkommenhed; kaścit — nogen; mām — Mig; vetti — kender; tattvataḥ — faktisk.

manuṣyāṇām — of men; sahasreṣu — out of many thousands; kaścit — someone; yatati — endeavors; siddhaye — for perfection; yatatām — of those so endeavoring; api — indeed; siddhānām — of those who have achieved perfection; kaścit — someone; mām — Me; vetti — does know; tattvataḥ — in fact.

Translation

Ud af mange tusinde mennesker er der måske ét, der stræber efter fuldkommenhed, og af dem, der har opnået fuldkommenhed, er der dårligt nok ét, der virkelig kender Mig.

Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.

Purport

FORKLARING: Der er forskellige grader af mennesker, og ud af mange tusinde er der måske ét, der er tilstrækkelig interesseret i transcendental erkendelse til at forsøge at forstå, hvad selvet er, hvad kroppen er, og hvad den Absolutte Sandhed er. I almindelighed er menneskeheden blot optaget af dyriske tilbøjeligheder som at spise, sove, parre sig og forsvare sig, og så godt som ingen er interesserede i transcendental viden. De første seks kapitler i Bhagavad-gītā henvender sig til dem, der er interesserede i transcendental viden, i at forstå selvet, Overselvet og erkendelsesprocessen gennem jñāna-yoga og dhyāna-yoga og i at kunne skelne selvet fra materie. Kṛṣṇa kan imidlertid kun forstås af personer, der er Kṛṣṇa-bevidste. Andre transcendentalister kan muligvis opnå upersonlig Brahman-erkendelse, for det er lettere end at forstå Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa er den Højeste Person, men Han er samtidig hinsides kundskaben om Brahman og Paramātmā. Yogīerne og jñānīerne forvirres i deres forsøg på at forstå Kṛṣṇa. Selv om den mest betydningsfulde af upersonalisterne, Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya, i sin Bhagavad-gītā-kommentar har medgivet, at Kṛṣṇa er Guddommens Højeste Personlighed, anerkender hans tilhængere ikke Kṛṣṇa som sådan, for det er meget svært at forstå Kṛṣṇa, selv om man har transcendental erkendelse af den upersonlige Brahman.

There are various grades of men, and out of many thousands, one may be sufficiently interested in transcendental realization to try to know what is the self, what is the body, and what is the Absolute Truth. Generally mankind is simply engaged in the animal propensities, namely eating, sleeping, defending and mating, and hardly anyone is interested in transcendental knowledge. The first six chapters of the Gītā are meant for those who are interested in transcendental knowledge, in understanding the self, the Superself and the process of realization by jñāna-yoga, dhyāna-yoga and discrimination of the self from matter. However, Kṛṣṇa can be known only by persons who are in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Other transcendentalists may achieve impersonal Brahman realization, for this is easier than understanding Kṛṣṇa. Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Person, but at the same time He is beyond the knowledge of Brahman and Paramātmā. The yogīs and jñānīs are confused in their attempts to understand Kṛṣṇa. Although the greatest of the impersonalists, Śrīpāda Śaṅkarācārya, has admitted in his Gītā commentary that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his followers do not accept Kṛṣṇa as such, for it is very difficult to know Kṛṣṇa, even though one has transcendental realization of impersonal Brahman.

Kṛṣṇa er Guddommens Højeste Personlighed, alle årsagers årsag og den oprindelige Herre, Govinda. Ifølge Brahma-samhitā (5.1), iśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ, sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ/ anādir ādir govindaḥ, sarva- kāraṇa-kāraṇam. Det er meget svært for de ikke-hengivne at forstå Ham. Skønt ikke-hengivne hævder, at bhakti-yoga eller den hengivne tjenestes vej er meget nem, kan de ikke følge den. Hvis bhakti-metoden er så let, som den ikke-hengivne klasse af mennesker hævder det, hvorfor vælger de så den besværlige vej? I virkeligheden er bhaktiens vej ikke let. Den såkaldte bhakti-vej, der bliver praktiseret af uautoriserede personer uden viden om bhakti, er måske nem, men når der virkelig skal praktiseres i overensstemmelse med reglerne og forskrifterne, falder de spekulative lærde og filosoffer fra. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī skriver i sin Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.101):

Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes, the primeval Lord Govinda. Īśvaraḥ paramaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ sac-cid-ānanda-vigrahaḥ/ anādir ādir govindaḥ sarva-kāraṇa-kāraṇam. It is very difficult for the nondevotees to know Him. Although nondevotees declare that the path of bhakti, or devotional service, is very easy, they cannot practice it. If the path of bhakti is so easy, as the nondevotee class of men proclaim, then why do they take up the difficult path? Actually the path of bhakti is not easy. The so-called path of bhakti practiced by unauthorized persons without knowledge of bhakti may be easy, but when it is practiced factually according to the rules and regulations, the speculative scholars and philosophers fall away from the path. Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī writes in his Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.2.101):

śruti-smṛti-purāṇādi-
pañcarātra-vidhiṁ vinā
aikāntikī harer bhaktir
utpātāyaiva kalpate

“Gudshengiven tjeneste, der lader hånt om autoriserede vediske skrifter såsom Upaniṣaderne, Purāṇaerne og Nārada Pañcarātra, er blot en unødig forstyrrelse i samfundet.”

“Devotional service of the Lord that ignores the authorized Vedic literatures like the Upaniṣads, Purāṇas and Nārada Pañcarātra is simply an unnecessary disturbance in society.”

Det er umuligt for den Brahman-realiserede upersonalist eller den Paramātmā-realiserede yogī at forstå Kṛṣṇa, Guddommens Højeste Personlighed, som moder Yaśodās søn eller Arjunas stridsvognsfører. Selv de store halvguder bliver somme tider forvirrede over Kṛṣṇa (muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ, ŚB. 1.1.1). Māṁ tu veda na kaścana: “Ingen kender Mig, som Jeg er,” erklærer Herren (Bg. 7.26). Og hvis nogen skulle kende Ham, da sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ (Bg. 7.19): “Sådan en stor sjæl er yderst sjælden.” Derfor kan man ikke forstå Kṛṣṇa, som Han er (tattvataḥ), medmindre man praktiserer hengiven tjeneste til Herren, ikke engang selv om man er en stor lærd eller filosof. Kun de rene hengivne kan vide noget om Kṛṣṇas ufattelige transcendentale egenskaber, såsom hvordan Han er alle årsagers årsag, Hans almagt og overdådighed og Hans rigdom, berømmelse, styrke, skønhed, viden og forsagelse, for Kṛṣṇa er kun velvilligt indstillet over for Sine hengivne. Han er det sidste ord i Brahman-erkendelsen, og de hengivne er de eneste, der kan erkende Ham, som Han er. Derfor står der skrevet (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.234):

It is not possible for the Brahman-realized impersonalist or the Paramātmā-realized yogī to understand Kṛṣṇa the Supreme Personality of Godhead as the son of mother Yaśodā or the charioteer of Arjuna. Even the great demigods are sometimes confused about Kṛṣṇa (muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ). Māṁ tu veda na kaścana: “No one knows Me as I am,” the Lord says. And if one does know Him, then sa mahātmā su-durlabhaḥ: “Such a great soul is very rare.” Therefore unless one practices devotional service to the Lord, one cannot know Kṛṣṇa as He is (tattvataḥ), even though one is a great scholar or philosopher. Only the pure devotees can know something of the inconceivable transcendental qualities in Kṛṣṇa – His being the cause of all causes, His omnipotence and opulence, and His wealth, fame, strength, beauty, knowledge and renunciation – because Kṛṣṇa is benevolently inclined to His devotees. He is the last word in Brahman realization, and the devotees alone can realize Him as He is. Therefore it is said:

ataḥ śrī-kṛṣṇa-nāmādi
na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ
sevonmukhe hi jihvādau
svayam eva sphuraty adaḥ

“Ingen kan forstå Kṛṣṇa, som Han er, med de grove materielle sanser. Men Han afslører Sig Selv for Sine hengivne, når Han er fornøjet med dem på grund af deres transcendentale kærlighedstjeneste til Ham.”

“No one can understand Kṛṣṇa as He is by the blunt material senses. But He reveals Himself to the devotees, being pleased with them for their transcendental loving service unto Him.” (Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.234)