Lord Krishna descends specifically to reestablish the real purpose of life whenman forgets that purpose. Even then, out of many, many human beings whoawaken, there may be one who actually enters the spirit of understanding hisposition, and for him this Bhagavad Gita is spoken. Actually we are allswallowed by the tigress of nescience, but the Lord is very merciful upon livingentities, especially human beings. To this end He spoke the Bhagavad-Gita,making His friend Arjuna His student.Out of so many human beings who are suffering, there are a few who areactually inquiring about their position, as to what they are, why they are putinto this awkward position and so on. Unless one is awakened to this positionof questioning his suffering, unless he realizes that he doesn't want sufferingbut rather wants to make a solution to all suffering, then one is not to beconsidered a perfect human being. Humanity begins when this sort of inquiryis awakened in one's mind. In the Brahma-sütra this inquiry is called brahmajigyasä. Athäto brahma jigyäsä. Every activity of the human being is to beconsidered a failure unless he inquires about the nature of the Absolute.Therefore those who begin to question why they are suffering or where theycame from and where they shall go after death are proper students forunderstanding Bhagavad Gita. The sincere student should also have a firmrespect for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Such a student was Arjuna.
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