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Bhagavad-gītā 5.17
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 17
- तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः ।
- गच्छन्त्यपुनरावृत्तिं ज्ञाननिर्धूतकल्मषाः ॥१७॥
- tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas
- tan-niṣṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ
- gacchanty apunar-āvṛttiṁ
- jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣāḥ
tatthose whose intelligence is always in the Supreme-buddhayaḥthose whose intelligence is always in the Supreme — those whose intelligence is always in the Supreme; tatthose whose minds are always in the Supreme-ātmānaḥthose whose minds are always in the Supreme — those whose minds are always in the Supreme; tatthose whose faith is only meant for the Supreme-niṣṭhāḥthose whose faith is only meant for the Supreme — those whose faith is only meant for the Supreme; tatwho have completely taken shelter of Him-parāyaṇāḥwho have completely taken shelter of Him — who have completely taken shelter of Him; gacchantigo — go; apunaḥto liberation-āvṛttimto liberation — to liberation; jñānaby knowledge — by knowledge; nirdhūtacleansed — cleansed; kalmaṣāḥmisgivings — misgivings.
When one's intelligence, mind, faith and refuge are all fixed in the Supreme, then one becomes fully cleansed of misgivings through complete knowledge and thus proceeds straight on the path of liberation.
The Supreme Transcendental Truth is Lord Kṛṣṇa. The whole Bhagavad-gītā centers around the declaration that Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. That is the version of all Vedic literature. Para-tattva means the Supreme Reality, who is understood by the knowers of the Supreme as Brahman, Paramātmā and Bhagavān. Bhagavān, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the last word in the Absolute. There is nothing more than that. The Lord says, mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya. Impersonal Brahman is also supported by Kṛṣṇa: brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham. Therefore in all ways Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Reality. One whose mind, intelligence, faith and refuge are always in Kṛṣṇa, or, in other words, one who is fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, is undoubtedly washed clean of all misgivings and is in perfect knowledge in everything concerning transcendence. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person can thoroughly understand that there is duality (simultaneous identity and individuality) in Kṛṣṇa, and, equipped with such transcendental knowledge, one can make steady progress on the path of liberation.