CC Madhya 25.103 (1975)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Below is the 1996 edition text, ready to be substituted with the 1975 one using the compile form.
TEXT 103
- “āmi-‘sambandha’-tattva, āmāra jñāna-vijñāna
- āmā pāite sādhana-bhakti ‘abhidheya’-nāma
SYNONYMS
āmi—I; sambandha-tattva—the center of all relationships; āmāra—of Me; jñāna—knowledge; vijñāna—practical application of that knowledge; āmā pāite—to obtain Me; sādhana-bhakti—the practice of devotional service; abhidheya-nāma—is called activities in that relationship.
TRANSLATION
“[Lord Kṛṣṇa says:] ‘I am the center of all relationships. Knowledge of Me and the practical application of that knowledge is actual knowledge. Approaching Me for devotional service is called abhidheya.
PURPORT
Spiritual knowledge means fully understanding the Absolute Truth in three features—impersonal Brahman, localized Paramātmā and the all-powerful Supreme Personality of Godhead. Ultimately when one takes shelter at the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and engages in the Lord’s service, the resultant knowledge is called vijñāna, special knowledge, or the practical application of spiritual knowledge. One should be engaged in the Lord’s devotional service to achieve the aim of life, called prayojana. The practice of devotional service to attain that goal of life is called abhidheya.