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Chapter 10
The Path of Perfection mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ “After attaining Me, the great …
The path of perfection 10
The Path of Perfection
The path of perfection 10
mām upetya punar janma duḥkhālayam aśāśvatam nāpnuvanti mahātmānaḥ saṁsiddhiṁ paramāṁ gatāḥ
The path of perfection 10
“After attaining Me, the great souls, who are yogis in devotion, never return to this temporary world, which is full …
The path of perfection 10
This material world is certified by its very creator, the Supreme Lord, as duḥkhālayam, which means “the place of miseries.” …
The path of perfection 10
But in this verse, Śrī Kṛṣṇa gives the solution: mām upetya punar janma nāpnuvanti. That is, “If one attains My …
The path of perfection 10
When Kṛṣṇa says that the mahātmā enters His abode, He is referring to His transcendental kingdom, Goloka Vṛndāvana. The Vṛndāvana …
The path of perfection 10
The mahātmā prepares in this life to enter that transcendental abode. The human form of life can utilize nature to …
The path of perfection 10
People may inquire, “Well, you say that entering Kṛṣṇa’s planet constitutes the highest perfection, but we are interested in going …
The path of perfection 10
ābrahma-bhuvanāl lokāḥ punar āvartino ’rjuna mām upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate
The path of perfection 10
“From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are places of misery wherein repeated birth …
The path of perfection 10
The universe is divided into fourteen planetary systems (caturdaśa-bhuvana) – seven lower and seven higher. The earth is situated in …