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<h2>Lectures</h2>
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<h3>Bhagavad-gita As It Is Lectures</h3>
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Brahmā is praying Lord Kṛṣṇa in this way, that "A person," jñāne prayāsam udapāsya, "giving up the futile endeavor to understand the Supreme by one's limited knowledge . . ." Give . . . give up this attempt. Jñāne prayāsam. Jñāne prayāsam means that the theosophists, the philosophers, they are trying years after years, life after years, "What is God? What is God? What is the Absolute Truth?" Just like we throw Sputniks—"How much the space is length and breadth?" This is frog philosophy.
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[[Vanisource:661028 - Lecture BG 08.14-15 - New York|661028 - Lecture BG 08.14-15 - New York]]
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God, Kṛṣṇa, is called Ajita. Ajita means nobody can conquer God. Therefore His name is Ajita. Just like God has innumerable . . . He is unlimited, and His functions and activities are unlimited. And according to His activities, His names are also unlimited. So this is one of the name, Ajita. Ajita means "the personality who is never conquered." Nobody can conquer Him; therefore His name is Ajita. So there is a very nice verse in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam:

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:jñāne prayāsam udapāsya namanta eva
:jīvanti san-mukharitāṁ bhavadīya-vārtām
:sthāne sthitāḥ śruti-gatāṁ tanu-vāṅ-manobhir
:prayena ajito 'py jito' py asi tais tri-lokyām 
:([[Vanisource:SB 10.14.3|SB 10.14.3]])
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Brahmā is praying Lord Kṛṣṇa in this way, that "A person," jñāne prayāsam udapāsya, "giving up the futile endeavor to understand the Supreme by one's limited knowledge . . ." Give . . . give up this attempt. Jñāne prayāsam. Jñāne prayāsam means that the theosophists, the philosophers, they are trying years after years, life after years, "What is God? What is God? What is the Absolute Truth?" Just like we throw Sputniks—"How much the space is length and breadth?" This is frog philosophy.

Just like several times I have recited: A frog is measuring the length and breadth of Atlantic Ocean. You see? A frog, whose life is within the well, three feet, three cubic measurement, he's trying to measure what is the length and breadth of Atlantic and Pacific ocean. Similarly, our attempt to measure how far this outer space is—just like that, futile. And what to speak of this, speak of this space, our measurement of our limited knowledge . . . with the limited knowledge, if we want to know how far, how much long and short is God, it is a futile attempt, futile at . . . it is not possible. So Bhāgavata recommends, jñāne prayāsam udapāsya: "Just give up this nonsense habit to measure the Supreme." It is not possible.
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