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TEXT 2

Devanagari

Devanagari

एवं परम्पराप्राप्तमिमं राजर्षयो विदुः ।
स कालेनेह महता योगे नष्टः परन्तप ॥ २ ॥

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Tekst

evaṁ paramparā-prāptam
imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ
sa kāleneha mahatā
yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa
evaṁ paramparā-prāptam
imaṁ rājarṣayo viduḥ
sa kāleneha mahatā
yogo naṣṭaḥ paran-tapa

Synonyms

Synonyms

evam — thus; paramparā — by disciplic succession; prāptam — received; imam — this science; rāja-ṛṣayaḥ — the saintly kings; viduḥ — understood; saḥ — that knowledge; kālena — in the course of time; iha — in this world; mahatā — great; yogaḥ — the science of one’s relationship with the Supreme; naṣṭaḥ — scattered; param-tapa — O Arjuna, subduer of the enemies.

evam — således; paramparā — gennem discipelrækken; prāptam — modtaget; imam — denne videnskab; rāja-ṛṣayaḥ — de helgenagtige konger; viduḥ — forstod; saḥ — denne kundskab; kālena — i tidens løb; iha — i denne verden; mahatā — stor; yogaḥ — videnskaben om ens forhold til den Højeste; naṣṭaḥ — gået tabt; param-tapa — O Arjuna, fjendens betvinger.

Translation

Translation

This supreme science was thus received through the chain of disciplic succession, 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.

Således blev denne højeste videnskab modtaget gennem discipelrækken, og de hellige konger forstod den på den måde. Men i tidens løb blev successionen brudt, og derfor er videnskaben, som den er, tilsyneladende gået tabt.

Purport

Purport

It is clearly stated that the Gītā was especially meant for the saintly kings because they were to execute its purpose in ruling over the citizens. Certainly Bhagavad-gītā was never meant for the demonic persons, who would dissipate its value for no one’s benefit and would devise all types of interpretations according to personal whims. As soon as the original purpose was scattered by the motives of the unscrupulous commentators, there arose the need to reestablish the disciplic succession. Five thousand years ago it was detected by the Lord Himself that the disciplic succession was broken, and therefore He declared that the purpose of the Gītā appeared to be lost. In the same way, at the present moment also there are so many editions of the Gītā (especially in English), but almost all of them are not according to authorized disciplic succession. There are innumerable interpretations rendered by different mundane scholars, but almost all of them do not accept the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, although they make a good business on the words of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. This spirit is demonic, because demons do not believe in God but simply enjoy the property of the Supreme. Since there is a great need of an edition of the Gītā in English, as it is received by the paramparā (disciplic succession) system, an attempt is made herewith to fulfill this great want. Bhagavad-gītā – accepted as it is – is a great boon to humanity; but if it is accepted as a treatise of philosophical speculations, it is simply a waste of time.

FORKLARING: Her står der tydeligt, at Bhagavad-gītā især var stilet til de hellige konger, der skulle forrette dens formål, når de regerede over borgerne. Bhagavad-gītā var helt sikkert aldrig bestemt for dæmoniske personer, der ville bortødsle dens værdi til ingen nytte og på må og få finde på alle mulige fortolkninger. Så snart det oprindelige formål var blevet tilsløret af skrupelløse kommentatorer, opstod behovet for at genoprette discipelrækken. Herren påviste Selv for 5.000 år siden, at discipelrækken var brudt, og derfor bekendtgjorde Han, at formålet med Bhagavad-gītā så ud til at være gået tabt. På samme måde findes der på nuværende tidspunkt så mange udgaver af Bhagavad-gītā (især på engelsk), men næsten ingen af dem er i overensstemmelse med den autoriserede discipelrække. Der findes utallige fortolkninger fra forskellige verdslige lærde, men så godt som ingen af dem anerkender Guddommens Højeste Personlighed, Kṛṣṇa, selv om de er dygtige til at profitere på Śrī Kṛṣṇas ord. En sådan indstilling er dæmonisk, for dæmoner tror ikke på Gud, men nyder blot den Højestes ejendom. Da der er et stort behov for en udgave af Bhagavad-gītā på engelsk, som den er blevet modtaget gennem paramparā-systemet (discipelrækken), er dette hermed et forsøg på at opfylde det behov. Når Bhagavad-gītā accepteres, som den er, er den en stor velsignelse for menneskeheden, men hvis den blot anses for at være en afhandling med filosofiske spekulationer, er den intet andet end spild af tid.