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Bhagavad-gītā is not meant for anyone else except the devotee. Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa could explain this Bhagavad-gītā to the jñānīs, to the yogīs, to the karmīs. But why he selected Kṛṣṇa..., why He selected Arjuna? This is the secret of Bhagavad-gītā: bhakto si, priyo si. And the whole Bhagavad-gītā is taught to make everyone devotee of Kṛṣṇa.
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Unfortunately . . . the ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is going on all over the world. There are about seven hundred editions in all languages of this ''Bhagavad-gītā'', and it is going on for the last more than one thousand years. That means we can understand from the historical records that in Western countries ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is known for the last two hundred and fifty years, and there are German edition, English edition, so many editions.

In spite of ''Bhagavad-gītā'' being popular in the Western countries, in spite of our so many ''svāmīs'' from India went to preach Indian culture or the Hindu culture, before this movement of Kṛṣṇa consciousness, not a single person became a devotee of Kṛṣṇa. That is a fact. It was simply armchair discussion of ''Bhagavad-gītā''.

But why at the present moment these youngsters, Europeans and Americans, Australians, Canadians, Japanese, why they are taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness? Because this ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is presented as it is, without any adulteration. That is my point. ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is not meant for anyone else except the devotee. Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa could explain this ''Bhagavad-gītā'' to the ''jñānīs'', to the ''yogīs'', to the ''karmīs''. But why he selected Kṛṣṇa . . . why He selected Arjuna? This is the secret of ''Bhagavad-gītā: bhakto si'', ''priyo si''. And the whole ''Bhagavad-gītā'' is taught to make everyone devotee of Kṛṣṇa.

Now on account of the microphone being disturbed we could not speak from the very beginning. Tomorrow I shall speak, if the microphone is all right. Today I have given you some introduction about this Kṛṣṇa consciousness. My students have already spoken.
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