Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 7

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Chapter 10. The Opulence of the Absolute

TEXT 7
etam vibhutim yogam ca
mama yo vetti tattvatah
so 'vikalpena yogena
yujyate natra samsayah

SYNONYMS
etam--all this; vibhutim--opulence; yogam ca--also mystic power;
mama--of Mine; yah--anyone; vetti--knows; tattvatah--factual; sah--he;
avikalpena--without division; yogena--in devotional service; yujyate--
engaged; na--never; atra--here; samsayah--doubt.

TRANSLATION
He who knows in truth this glory and power of Mine engages in
unalloyed devotional service; of this there is no doubt.

EXPLANATION
The highest summit of spiritual perfection is knowledge of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead. Unless one is firmly convinced of the
different opulences of the Supreme Lord, he cannot engage in
devotional service. Generally people know that God is great, but they
do not know in detail how God is great. Here are the details. If one
knows factually how God is great, then naturally he becomes a
surrendered soul and engages himself in the devotional service of the
Lord. When one factually knows the opulences of the Supreme, there is
no alternative but to surrender to Him. This factual knowledge can be
known from the descriptions in Srimad-Bhagavatam and Bhagavad-gita and
similar literatures.
In the administration of this universe there are many demigods
distributed throughout the planetary system, and the chief of them are
Brahma, Lord Siva and the four great Kumaras and other patriarchs.
There are many forefathers of the population of the universe, and all
of them are born of the Supreme Lord Krsna. The Supreme Personality of
Godhead, Krsna, is the original forefather of all forefathers.
These are some of the opulences of the Supreme Lord. When one is
firmly convinced of them, he accepts Krsna with great faith and
without any doubt, and he engages in devotional service. All this
particular knowledge is required in order to increase one's interest
in the loving devotional service of the Lord. One should not neglect
to understand fully how great Krsna is, for by knowing the greatness
of Krsna one will be able to be fixed in sincere devotional service.

Following is a quotation by Swami Gaurangapada:
"Heat cannot be separated from fire, or service to the Lord from the
soul."

Please chant Nityananda, Gauranga and Hare Krishna Hare Krishna
Krishna Krishna Hare Hare Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, and
realize the glory of the supreme Lord Sri Krishna.