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TheHinduscripturescontainmanynumericaldescriptionsconcerningdistances,durationsandnumbersofitemsintheuniverseasseenfrom
theperspectiveofHinducosmology.[1]
Contents
1List
2Seealso
3References
4Externallinks
List
Property
Numberormeasurement
DistancefromSatyalokatoVishnuloka(Brahmalokasanatana,abodeofBrahman)[Thisis
actuallythedistancetoplanetofLordVishnuwithinthismaterialuniverse,brahmanda.
However,originalVaikunthalokaplanetswithbrahmajyotiorvaikuntharaysarebeyond
theeightcoveringsofuniverse.Hence,cannotbemeasuredbyscientificlogics]
26,200,000yojanas(209,600,000miles)[2][3]
DistancefromDhruvaloka(thepolestar)totheSun
3,800,000yojanas
DistancefromDhruvalokatoMaharloka
10,000,000yojanas
DistancefromMaharlokatoJanaloka
20,000,000yojanas
DistancefromJanalokatoTapoloka
80,000,000yojanas
DistancefromTapolokatoSatyaloka
120,000,000yojanas
DistancefromtheSuntoSatyaloka
233,800,000yojanas(1,870,400,000miles)
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260,000,000yojanas(2,080,000,000miles)
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CoveringoftheUniverse
260,000,000yojanas(2,080,000,000miles)
awayfromtheSun{,eachcoveringlayeris10
timesbiggerthanprevious[4]
DistancefromtheSuntotheEarth
lowerplanetarysystemscalledAtala,Vitala,
Sutala,Taltala,Mahtala,RastalaandPtla
DistancefromlowerplanetstoeshaNgalyingontheGarbhodakaOcean
30,000yojanas
DepthofGarbhodakaocean
249,800,000yojanasdeep
TotaldiameteroftheUniverse
approximately500,000,000yojanas,or
4,000,000,000miles[5]
Numberofkindsofmaterialbodiesforsoul,jivaatma(orspeciesoflife)inmaterialworld
8,400,000[6][7][8]
DistancefromplanetRhutotheSun
10,000yojanas(80,000miles)
DistancefromRhutoplanetsoftheSiddhas,CranasandVidydharas
1,000,000yojanas
DistancefromtheEarthtothelowerplanetarysystemsAtala,Vitala,Sutala,Taltala,
Mahtala,RastalaandPtla
70,000yojanas
Numberofspecieslivinginthewater
900,000List_of_numbers_in_Hindu_scriptures
Numberofkindsofsthvara(nonmovinglivingentitiessuchastreesandplants)
2,000,000[9]
Numberofspeciesofinsectsandreptiles
1,100,000[10]
Numberofspeciesofbirds
1,000,000[11]
Numberofvarietiesofquadrupeds
3,000,000[12]
Numberofhumanspecies
400,000[13][14][15]
NumberofManuswhomanifestinonekalpa(onedayofBrahm)
fourteenManus[16]
DurationofonedayofBrahm
1,000yugas(4.32billionyears)
NumberofManuswhomanifestduringonemonthofBrahm
420Manus[17]
NumberofManuswhomanifestduringoneyearofBrahm
5,040Manus[18]
NumberofManuswhomanifestduringthelifetimeofoneBrahm
504,000Manus[19]
Totaldurationoffouryugas(Satya+Treta+Dvapara+Kali)
4,320,000years[20]
NumberofthepresentManu(VaivasvataManu)
7thManu
Ageofour(Vaivasvata)Manu
27divyayugas[27x4,320,000solaryears]
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27divyayugas[27x4,320,000solaryears]
NumberofplanetarysystemsinthisBrahmanda(materialuniverse)
14[21][22]
Durationof100yearsofBrahma(hislifetimeduration)
311,040,000,000,000years[23]
Durationofonemanvantara,thelifespanofoneManu
seventyoneyugas(=71*4,320,000years)
DurationofSatyayuga
1,728,000years[24]
DurationofTretyuga
1,296,000years[25]
DurationofDvparayuga
864,000years[26]
DurationofKaliyuga
432,000years[27]
DurationoflifetimeofhumaninSatyayuga
around100,000years.[28]
DurationoflifetimeofhumaninTretyuga
around10,000years[29]
DurationoflifetimeofhumaninDvparayuga
around1,000years.[30]
around100yearswhichwillbereduced
graduallyto20years)
DurationoflifetimeofhumaninKaliyuga
[31][32][33][34]
TimepassedafterbeginningofKaliYuga(BattleofKuruketra)
around5,114years
SteedsofIndra
1,100[35]
SpiritualbenefitsoffollowingJanmashtamiVows(fastingetc.)
One...becomesfreedfromthesinsoften
millionbirths.[36]
HappinessofliberationintoimpersonalBrahman(brahmajyoti)comparedwithhappinessof
devotionalservicetoBhagavan
FrequencywithwhichKrishnadescendstothisplanet
bhaktiistrillionfoldbetterthanimpersonalism
[37]
every8,640,000,000years(onceinadayof
Brahma)[38]
Note:Wheredistancesaregiveninyojanaaroughequivalentissometimesgiveninmilescalculatedat8milestotheyojana.Theactuallength
oftheyojanavariedthroughoutitsperiodofusebetween4and9miles.
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Yuga
Kalpa(aeon)
Manvantara
Brahma
Hinduunitsofmeasurement
References
1. ^CompareChaudhary,GovindVishnu(1997)[1968].VedicNumerologyATreatise
OnHinduAstronomy(2ed.).p.365.
2. ^rmadBhgavatam5.23.9(http://vedabase.net/sb/5/23/9/en3),"TheVaikuntha
planetsbegin26,200,000yojanas(209,600,000miles)aboveSatyaloka."
3. ^rmadBhgavatam2.5.39(http://vedabase.net/sb/2/5/39/),"brahmalokathe
spiritualplanetssantanaeternal....Fromtheforefrontofthechestuptothe
neckoftheuniversalformoftheLordaresituatedtheplanetarysystemsnamed
JanalokaandTapoloka,whereasSatyaloka,thetopmostplanetarysystem,issituated
ontheheadoftheform.Thespiritualplanets,however,areeternal....Sometimes
Satyaloka,theplanetinwhichBrahmresides,isalsocalledBrahmaloka.Butthe
BrahmalokamentionedhereisnotthesameastheSatyalokaplanetarysystem.This
Brahmalokaiseternal,whereastheSatyalokaplanetarysystemisnoteternal.Andto
distinguishbetweenthetwo,theadjectivesantanahasbeenusedinthiscase.
AccordingtorlaJvaGosvm,thisBrahmalokaisthelokaorabodeofBrahman,
ortheSupremeLord....rlardharaSvm,therefore,rightlycommentingonthis
verse/Bhagavadgt(9.11)/,saysthattheBrahmalokamentionedhereisVaikuha,
thekingdomofGod,whichissantana,oreternal,andisthereforenotexactlylike
thematerialcreationsdescribedabove."
4. ^MahaprabhuraSiksa:TheteachingsofChaitanyaMahaprabhubyBhaktivinode
BrahmandaHindumaterialuniverse.Eachbrahmanda
appearsafterMahavishnu'sbreathingoutandwhen
GarbhodakashayiVishnugivesbirthtoBrahmaona
Satyaloka'slotus.Brahma,creatorofouruniverselives
311,040,000,000,000humanyears,andduringhislifetimes,
504000Manus(VedicAdams,firstmenarechanging).
Brahmacreates14planetarysystemswhichcanberoughly
comparedtoSevenheavensandsevenearthesdescribedin
Abrahamicscriptures
ThakuraChapter11.Prayojana:theultimategoal
(http://gosai.com/chaitanya/saranagati/html/siksa/siksa11.html),"Accordingtotheirkarma,alllivingentitiesarewanderingthroughouttheentire
universe.Someofthemarebeingelevatedtotheupperplanetarysystems,andsomearegoingdownintothelowerplanetarysystems.Outofmany
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millionsofwanderinglivingentities,onewhoisveryfortunategetsanopportunitytoassociatewithabonafidespiritualmasterbythegraceofKrsna.
BythemercyofbothKrsnaandthespiritualmaster,suchapersonreceivestheseedofthecreeperofdevotionalservice.Whenapersonreceivesthe
seedofdevotionalserviceheshouldtakecareofitbybecomingagardenerandsowingtheseedinhisheart.Ifhewaterstheseedgraduallybythe
processofsravanaandkirtanatheseedwillbegintosprout.Asonewatersthebhaktilatabija,theseedsprouts,andthecreepergraduallyincreasesuntil
itpenetratesthewallsofthisuniverseandgoesbeyondtheVirajariverbetweenthespiritualworldandthematerialworld.Itattainsbrahmaloka,the
Brahmaneffulgence.Penetratingthroughthatstratum,itreachesthespiritualskyandthespiritualplanetGolokaVrndavana."
5. ^RichardL.Thompson,Vediccosmographyandastronomy(http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9oi64rTVwNMC&pg=PA30)
6. ^rmadBhgavatam2.3.27(http://vedabase.net/sb/2/3/27/),"ukadevaGosvmsaidthatoutofthe8,400,000speciesoflivingentities,thehuman
formoflifeisrareandvaluable,andoutofthoserarehumanbeingsthosewhoareconsciousofthematerialproblemsarerarerstill,andthestillmore
rarepersonsarethosewhoareconsciousofthevalueofthermadBhgavatam,whichcontainsthemessagesoftheLordandHispuredevotees."
7. ^SriCaitanyaCaritamritaMadhya19.138(http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/19/138/en1),"Inthisuniversetherearelimitlesslivingentitiesin8,400,000
species,andallarewanderingwithinthisuniverse."
8. ^Bhagavadgita7.3(http://gosai.com/writings/abandonunhealthymentalities),"manusyanamsahasresukascidyatatisiddhayeyatatamapisiddhanam
kascinmamvettitattvatahOutofmanythousandsamongmen,onemayendeavorforperfection,andofthosewhohaveachievedperfection,hardlyone
knowsMeintruth."
9. ^SriCaitanyaCaritamrtaMadhya19.138(http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/19/138/en2),"Thereare900,000specieslivinginthewater.Therearealso
2,000,000nonmovinglivingentities(sthavara),suchastreesandplants.Therearealso1,100,000speciesofinsectsandreptiles,andthereare1,000,000
speciesofbirds.Asfarasquadrupedsareconcerned,thereare3,000,000varieties,andthereare400,000humanspecies."
10. ^SriCaitanyaCaritamrtaMadhya19.138(http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/19/138/en2),"Thereare900,000specieslivinginthewater.Therearealso
2,000,000nonmovinglivingentities(sthavara),suchastreesandplants.Therearealso1,100,000speciesofinsectsandreptiles,andthereare1,000,000
speciesofbirds.Asfarasquadrupedsareconcerned,thereare3,000,000varieties,andthereare400,000humanspecies."
11. ^SriCaitanyaCaritamrtaMadhya19.138(http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/19/138/en2),"Thereare900,000specieslivinginthewater.Therearealso
2,000,000nonmovinglivingentities(sthavara),suchastreesandplants.Therearealso1,100,000speciesofinsectsandreptiles,andthereare1,000,000
speciesofbirds.Asfarasquadrupedsareconcerned,thereare3,000,000varieties,andthereare400,000humanspecies."
12. ^SriCaitanyaCaritamrtaMadhya19.138(http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/19/138/en2),"Thereare900,000specieslivinginthewater.Therearealso
2,000,000nonmovinglivingentities(sthavara),suchastreesandplants.Therearealso1,100,000speciesofinsectsandreptiles,andthereare1,000,000
speciesofbirds.Asfarasquadrupedsareconcerned,thereare3,000,000varieties,andthereare400,000humanspecies."
13. ^SriCaitanyaCaritamrtaMadhya19.138(http://vedabase.net/cc/madhya/19/138/en2),"Thereare900,000specieslivinginthewater.Therearealso
2,000,000nonmovinglivingentities(sthavara),suchastreesandplants.Therearealso1,100,000speciesofinsectsandreptiles,andthereare1,000,000
speciesofbirds.Asfarasquadrupedsareconcerned,thereare3,000,000varieties,andthereare400,000humanspecies."
14. ^InSearchoftheUltimateGoalofLifebySrilaA.C.BhaktivedantaPrabhupada
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(http://gosai.com/chaitanya/prabhupada/in_search_ultimate_goal/prabhupada4.html),"brahmananamsahasrebhyahsatrayajivisisyatesatrayaji
sahasrebhyahsarvavedantaparagahsarvavedantavitkotyavisnubhaktovisisyatevaisnavanamsahasrebhyaekantyekovisisyate"Outofmany,many
thousandsofbrahmanas,onewhoisexpertintheperformanceofsacrificesisconsideredthebest.Outofmanythousandsofsuchexpertsinthe
performanceofsacrifices,onewhohassurpassedalltheknowledgeintheVedasisconsideredthebest.Outofallthosepersonswhohaveexcelledin
thestudiesoftheVedas,apersonwhoisadevoteeofVisnu,thePersonalityofGodhead,isconsideredthebest.Andoutofmany,manythousandsof
suchworshipersofVisnu,onewhoisapureVaisnavaoranexclusivedevoteeofSriKrsnaisthebestbecauseonlyhewillattainthehighestabode
calledParamdhama,whichisdescribedintheBhagavadgitabySriKrsnaHimself.(GarudaPurana)...muktanamapisiddhanamnarayanaparayanah
sudurlabhahprasantatmakotisvapimahamune"Outofmillionsofgreatsageswhoareliberatedsouls,itisverydifficulttofindasoberdevoteeofLord
Narayana."(Bhag.6.14.5)"
15. ^NaradaBhaktiSutra39,Purport(http://vedabase.net/nbs/39/en1),"LordCaitanyagraphicallydescribestherarityofgainingtheassociationofapure
devotee.TheLordtellsRupaGosvamithatthereareunlimitedlivingentitiesamong8,400,000species,andalltheselivingentitiesarewanderingfrom
bodytobody,planettoplanet,withinthisuniverse.Thefewlivingentitiesinhumanbodiesmaybedividedintotheunculturedandtheculturedthose
whoareignorantoftheVedicprinciplesandthosewhoknowthem.AmongthosewhoknowtheVedicprinciples,roughlyhalfsimplygivelipserviceto
theseprincipleswhilecommittingallkindsofsinsinviolationoftheseprinciples.OutofthosewhoactuallyfollowtheVedicprinciples,mostseek
materialrewardslikewealth,goodbirth,orelevationtoheaven.AmongmillionsofpiousfollowersoftheVedicinjunctions,onemaybeactuallywise(a
jnani).Outofmanymillionsofsuchjnanis,LordCaitanyasays,onemayactuallybecomeliberatedfrombirthanddeath,andoutofmanymillionsof
suchliberatedpersons,adevoteeoftheLordisverydifficulttofind."
16. ^TeachingsofLordCaitanya,Chapter8:TheAvataras(http://vedabase.net/tlc/8/en1),"Inonekalpa,oronedayofBrahma,fourteenManusare
manifest."
17. ^TeachingsofLordCaitanya,Chapter8:TheAvataras(http://vedabase.net/tlc/8/en1),"ThusiffourteenManusappearinonedayofBrahma,thereare
420ManusduringonemonthofBrahma"
18. ^TeachingsofLordCaitanya,Chapter8:TheAvataras(http://vedabase.net/tlc/8/en1),"duringoneyearofBrahmathereare5,040Manus."
19. ^TeachingsofLordCaitanya,Chapter8:TheAvataras(http://vedabase.net/tlc/8/en1),"SinceBrahmalivesforonehundredofhisyears,itis
calculatedthatthereare504,000ManusmanifestduringthelifetimeofoneBrahma."
20. ^SrimadBhagavatam4.31.10(http://vedabase.net/sb/4/31/10/en2),"ThedurationofonedayofBrahmaisonethousandtimesgreaterthanthefour
yugas,aggregating4,320,000years."
21. ^rmadBhgavatam3.26.52(http://vedabase.net/sb/3/26/52/),"Thisuniversalegg,ortheuniverseintheshapeofanegg,iscalledthemanifestationof
materialenergy.Itslayersofwater,air,fire,sky,egoandmahattattvaincreaseinthicknessoneafteranother.Eachlayeristentimesbiggerthanthe
previousone,andthefinaloutsidelayeriscoveredbypradhna.WithinthiseggistheuniversalformofLordHari,ofwhosebodythefourteen
planetarysystemsareparts."
22. ^SrimadBhagavatam2.1.26(http://vedabase.net/sb/2/1/26/en2),"Theuniverseisdividedintofourteenplanetarysystems.Sevenplanetarysystems,
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calledBhur,Bhuvar,Svar,Mahar,Janas,TapasandSatya,areupwardplanetarysystems,oneabovetheother.Therearealsosevenplanetarysystems
downward,knownasAtala,Vitala,Sutala,Talatala,Mahatala,RasatalaandPatala,gradually,onebelowtheother."
23. ^TeachingsofLordCaitanya,Chapter8:TheAvataras(http://vedabase.net/tlc/8/en1),"OnedayofBrahmaiscalculatedat4billion320millionyears,
andBrahmalivesforonehundredyearsonthisscale."
24. ^rmadBhgavatam3.11.19(http://vedabase.net/sb/3/11/19/en),"ThedurationoftheSatyamillenniumequals4,800yearsoftheyearsofthe
demigods...Asaforementioned,oneyearofthedemigodsisequalto360yearsofthehumanbeings.ThedurationoftheSatyayugaistherefore4,800x
360,or1,728,000years."
25. ^rmadBhgavatam3.11.19(http://vedabase.net/sb/3/11/19/en),"ThedurationoftheTretyugais3,600x360,or1,296,000years."
26. ^rmadBhgavatam3.11.19(http://vedabase.net/sb/3/11/19/en),"thedurationoftheDvparamillenniumequals2,400years/ofthedemigods/...The
durationoftheDvparayugais2,400x360,or864,000years."
27. ^rmadBhgavatam3.11.19(http://vedabase.net/sb/3/11/19/en),"Kalimillenniumis1,200yearsofthedemigods...Kaliyuga,is1,200x360,or
432,000years."
28. ^rmadBhgavatam4.9.22(http://vedabase.net/sb/4/9/22/),"IntheSatyayugapeoplegenerallylivedforonehundredthousandyears."
29. ^SrimadBhagavatam4.9.62(http://vedabase.net/sb/4/9/62/en1),"intheTretayugapeoplelivedfortenthousandyears"
30. ^SrimadBhagavatam4.9.62(http://vedabase.net/sb/4/9/62/en1),"inDvaparayugathey/people/livedforonethousandyears"
31. ^rmadBhgavatam7.15.72(http://vedabase.net/sb/7/15/72/),"Asfaraskirtanaisconcerned,thesastrassay,sravanamkirtanamvisnoh:[SB7.5.23]
oneshouldchantthegloriesoftheSupremeLordandtheholynameoftheSupremeLord.Thisisclearlystated.Sravanamkirtanamvisnoh:oneshould
chantaboutandglorifyLordVisnu,notanydemigod.Unfortunately,therearefoolishpersonswhoinventsomeprocessofkirtanaonthebasisofa
demigod'sname.Thisisanoffense.KirtanameansglorifyingtheSupremeLord,notanydemigod.Sometimespeopleinventklkrtanaorivakrtana,
andevenbigsannyssintheMyvdaschoolsaythatonemaychantanynameandstillgetthesameresult."
32. ^Nradapacartra(http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/7/76/),"TheessenceofallVedicknowledgecomprehendingthethreekindsofVedicactivity
[karmaka,jnakaandupsanka],thechandas,orVedichymns,andtheprocessesforsatisfyingthedemigodsisincludedintheeight
syllablesHareKrsna,HareKrsna.ThisistherealityofallVednta.Thechantingoftheholynameistheonlymeanstocrosstheoceanofnescience."
33. ^KalisantaranaUpanisad(http://vedabase.net/cc/adi/7/76/),"ThesixteenwordsHareKrishna,HareKrishna,KrishnaKrishna,HareHareHareRama,
HareRama,RamaRama,HareHareareespeciallymeantforcompletelydestroyingallthecontaminationofKali.Tosaveoneselffromthe
contaminationofKaliyuga,thereisnoalternativeinalltheVedasexceptthechantingofthissixteenwordmantra."
34. ^rmadBhgavatam1.1.21(http://vedabase.net/sb/1/1/21/),"ThisageofKaliisnotatallsuitableforselfrealizationaswasSatyayuga,thegolden
age,orTretorDvparayugas,thesilverandcopperages.Forselfrealization,thepeopleinSatyayuga,livingalifetimeofahundredthousandyears,
wereabletoperformprolongedmeditation.AndinTretyuga,whenthedurationoflifewastenthousandyears,selfrealizationwasattainedby
performanceofgreatsacrifice.AndintheDvparayuga,whenthedurationoflifewasonethousandyears,selfrealizationwasattainedbyworshipof
theLord.ButintheKaliyuga,themaximumdurationoflifebeingonehundredyearsonlyandthatcombinedwithvariousdifficulties,the
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recommendedprocessofselfrealizationisthatofhearingandchantingoftheholyname,fame,andpastimesoftheLord."
35. ^Murthy,S.S.N.(August2005)."NumberSymbolismintheVedas"(http://www.ejvs.laurasianacademy.com/ejvs1203/ejvs1203article.pdf)(PDF).
ElectronicJournalofVedicStudies(EJVS)12(3):8799.ISSN10847561(https://www.worldcat.org/issn/10847561).Retrieved20100908."Steeds
ofIndra[...]1100"
36. ^Janmastamivow(http://www.dandavats.com/?p=4883),"OnewhoeatsonLordKrishnasbirthdayislowestofmankind...Hispiouscreditsoften
millionbirthsareatoncedestroyed....Onewhofasts,followstheJanmastamivow,andkeepsanallnightvigilonthisdaybecomesfreedfromthesins
oftenmillionbirths.Ofthisthereisnodoubt."
37. ^SrilaRupaGosvamisaysthatifbrahmananda,orthehappinessofbecomingonewiththeSupreme,ismultipliedbyonetrillionfold,itstillcannot
comparetoanatomicfractionofthehappinessderivedfromtheoceanofdevotionalservice.[1](http://vedabase.net/nod/1/en2)
38. ^BhagavadGitaAsItIsPreface(http://www.asitis.com/preface.html),"IfpersonallyIhaveanycreditinthismatter,itisonlythatIhavetriedto
presentBhagavadgitaasitis,withoutadulteration.BeforemypresentationofBhagavadgitaAsItIs,almostalltheEnglisheditionsofBhagavadgita
wereintroducedtofulfillsomeone'spersonalambition.Butourattempt,inpresentingBhagavadgitaAsItIs,istopresentthemissionoftheSupreme
PersonalityofGodhead,Krsna.OurbusinessistopresentthewillofKrsna,notthatofanymundanespeculatorlikethepolitician,philosopheror
scientist,fortheyhaveverylittleknowledgeofKrsna,despitealltheirotherknowledge.WhenKrsnasays,manmanabhavamadbhaktomadyajimam
namaskuru,etc.,we,unlikethesocalledscholars,donotsaythatKrsnaandHisinnerspiritaredifferent.Krsnaisabsolute,andthereisnodifference
betweenKrsna'sname,Krsna'sform,Krsna'squalities,Krsna'spastimes,etc.ThisabsolutepositionofKrsnaisdifficulttounderstandforanyperson
whoisnotadevoteeofKrsnaintheparampara(disciplicsuccession).Generallythesocalledscholars,politicians,philosophers,andsvamis,without
perfectknowledgeofKrsna,trytobanishorkillKrsnawhenwritingcommentaryonBhagavadgita.SuchunauthorizedcommentaryuponBhagavadgita
isknownasMayavadibhasya,andLordCaitanyahaswarnedusabouttheseunauthorizedmen.LordCaitanyaclearlysaysthatanyonewhotriesto
understandBhagavadgitafromtheMayavadipointofviewwillcommitagreatblunder.Theresultofsuchablunderwillbethatthemisguidedstudent
ofBhagavadgitawillcertainlybebewilderedonthepathofspiritualguidanceandwillnotbeabletogobacktohome,backtoGodhead.Ouronly
purposeistopresentthisBhagavadgitaAsItIsinordertoguidetheconditionedstudenttothesamepurposeforwhichKrsnadescendstothisplanet
onceinadayofBrahma,orevery8,640,000,000years.ThispurposeisstatedinBhagavadgita,andwehavetoacceptitasitisotherwisethereisno
pointintryingtounderstandtheBhagavadgitaanditsspeaker,LordKrsna.LordKrsnafirstspokeBhagavadgitatothesungodsomehundredsof
millionsofyearsago.WehavetoacceptthisfactandthusunderstandthehistoricalsignificanceofBhagavadgita,withoutmisinterpretation,onthe
authorityofKrsna.TointerpretBhagavadgitawithoutanyreferencetothewillofKrsnaisthegreatestoffense.Inordertosaveoneselffromthis
offense,onehastounderstandtheLordastheSupremePersonalityofGodhead,asHewasdirectlyunderstoodbyArjuna,LordKrsna'sfirstdisciple.
SuchunderstandingofBhagavadgitaisreallyprofitableandauthorizedforthewelfareofhumansocietyinfulfillingthemissionoflife."
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