400 Classes on Srimad Bhagavad-gita As It Is spoken by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

One cleanses himself daily by taking a bath in water, but one who takes his bath only once in the sacred Ganges water of the Bhagavad-gita cleanses away all the dirt of material life. Because Bhagavad-gita is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one need not read any other Vedic literature. One need only attentively and regularly hear and read Bhagavad-gita. In the present age, mankind is so absorbed with mundane activities that it is not possible to read all of the Vedic literatures. But this is not necessary. This one book, Bhagavad-gita, will suffice because it is the essence of all Vedic literatures and because it is spoken by the Supreme Personality of Godhead. It is said that one who drinks the water of the Ganges certainly gets salvation, but what to speak of one who drinks the waters of Bhagavad-gita? Gita is the very nectar of the Mahabharata spoken by Visnu Himself, for Lord Krishna is the original Visnu. It is nectar emanating from the mouth of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the Ganges is said to be emanating from the lotus feet of the Lord. Of course there is no difference between the mouth and the feet of the Supreme Lord, but in our position we can appreciate that the Bhagavad-gita is even more important than the Ganges.

The Bhagavad-gita is just like a cow, and Lord Krishna, who is a cowherd boy, is milking this cow. The milk is the essence of the Vedas, and Arjuna is just like a calf. The wise men, the great sages and pure devotees, are to drink the nectarean milk of Bhagavad-gita.

In this present day, man is very eager to have one scripture, one God, one religion, and one occupation. So let there be one common scripture for the whole world--Bhagavad-gita. And let there be one God only for the whole world--Sri Krishna. And one mantra only--Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare/ Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare. And let there be one work only--the service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

THE DISCIPLIC SUCCESSION
Evam parampara-praptam imam rajarsayo viduh (Bhagavad-gita, 4.2). This Bhagavad-gita As It Is is received through this disciplic succession:
	1) Krishna	17) Brahmanya Tirtha
	2) Brahma	18) Vyasa Tirtha
	3) Narada	19) Laksmipati
	4) Vyasa	20) Madhavendra Puri
	5) Madhva	21) Isvara Puri, (Nityananda, Advaita)
	6) Padmanabha	22) Lord Chaitanya
	7) Nrhari	23) Rupa, (Svarupa, Sanatana)
	8) Madhava	24) Raghunatha, Jiva
	9) Aksobhya	25) Krsnadasa
	10) Jaya Tirtha	26) Narottama
	11) Jnanasindhu	27) Visvanatha
	12) Dayanidhi	28) (Baladeva) Jagannatha
	13) Vidyanidhi	29) Bhaktivinode Thakura
	14) Rajendra	30) Gaurakisora dasa Babaji
	15) Jayadharma	31) Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura
	16) Purusottama	32) A C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

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