Bhagavad Gita As It Is

References to text BG 7.3
BG 7.3: Out of many thousands among men, one may endeavor for perfection, and of those who have achieved perfection, hardly one knows Me in truth.

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Thus established in the mode of unalloyed goodness, the man whose mind has been enlivened by contact with devotional service to the Lord gains positive scientific knowledge of the Personality of Godhead in the stage of liberation from all material association.
Divinity and Divine Service
SB 1.2.20
Vidura inquired from Maitreya: O brÄhmaṇa, you formerly spoke about the sons of PrÄcÄ«nabarhi and informed me that they satisfied the Supreme Personality of Godhead by chanting a song composed by Lord Åšiva. What did they achieve in this way?
The Activities of the Pracetas
SB 4.30.1
Having summarized the teachings of Jaá¸a Bharata, Åšukadeva GosvÄmÄ« said: My dear King ParÄ«ká¹£it, the path indicated by Jaá¸a Bharata is like the path followed by Garuá¸a, the carrier of the Lord, and ordinary kings are just like flies. Flies cannot follow the path of Garuá¸a, and to date none of the great kings and victorious leaders could follow this path of devotional service, not even mentally.
The Material World as the Great Forest of Enjoyment
SB 5.14.42
Only a rare person who has adopted complete, unalloyed devotional service to Kṛṣṇa can uproot the weeds of sinful actions with no possibility that they will revive. He can do this simply by discharging devotional service, just as the sun can immediately dissipate fog by its rays.
The History of the Life of Ajamila
SB 6.1.15
Dear sirs, whose servants are you, where have you come from, and why are you forbidding us to touch the body of AjÄmila? Are you demigods from the heavenly planets, are you sub-demigods, or are you the best of devotees?
The History of the Life of Ajamila
SB 6.1.33
I, YamarÄja; Indra, the King of heaven; Nirá¹›ti; Varuṇa; Candra, the moon-god; Agni; Lord Åšiva; Pavana; Lord BrahmÄ; SÅ«rya, the sun-god; ViÅ›vÄsu; the eight Vasus; the SÄdhyas; the Maruts; the Rudras; the Siddhas; and MarÄ«ci and the other great ṛṣis engaged in maintaining the departmental affairs of the universe, as well as the best of the demigods headed by Bá¹›haspati, and the great sages headed by Bhá¹›gu are all certainly freed from the influence of the two base material modes of nature, namely passion and ignorance. Nevertheless, although we are in the mode of goodness, we cannot understand the activities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. What, then, is to be said of others, who, under illusion, merely speculate to know God?
Yamaraja Instructs His Messengers
SB 6.3.14-15
Just as great learned brÄhmaṇas who are expert in performing ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices can extract the fire dormant within wooden fuel by chanting the fifteen SÄmidhenÄ« mantras, thus proving the efficacy of the Vedic mantras, so those who are actually advanced in consciousness — in other words, those who are Kṛṣṇa conscious — can find the Supersoul, who by His own spiritual potency is situated within the heart. The heart is covered by the three modes of material nature and the nine material elements [material nature, the total material energy, the ego, the mind and the five objects of sense gratification], and also by the five material elements and the ten senses. These twenty-seven elements constitute the external energy of the Lord. Great yogÄ«s meditate upon the Lord, who is situated as the Supersoul, ParamÄtmÄ, within the core of the heart. May that Supersoul be pleased with me. The Supersoul is realized when one is eager for liberation from the unlimited varieties of material life. One actually attains such liberation when he engages in the transcendental loving service of the Lord and realizes the Lord because of his attitude of service. The Lord may be addressed by various spiritual names, which are inconceivable to the material senses. When will that Supreme Personality of Godhead be pleased with me?
The Hamsa-guhya Prayers
SB 6.4.27-28
Bali MahÄrÄja gave a gift of three paces of land to Lord Viṣṇu, and because of this charity he lost all the three worlds. Later, however, when Lord Viṣṇu is pleased because of Bali’s giving everything to Him, Bali MahÄrÄja will achieve the perfection of life.
Description of Future Manus
SB 8.13.13
The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons, named Sahasrajit, KroṣṭÄ, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest, Sahasrajit, had a son named Åšatajit, who had three sons, named MahÄhaya, Reṇuhaya and Haihaya.
The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayati
SB 9.23.20-21
Kṛṣṇa’s face is decorated with ornaments, such as earrings resembling sharks. His ears are beautiful, His cheeks brilliant, and His smiling attractive to everyone. Whoever sees Lord Kṛṣṇa sees a festival. His face and body are fully satisfying for everyone to see, but the devotees are angry at the creator for the disturbance caused by the momentary blinking of their eyes.
Krishna the Supreme Personality of Godhead
SB 9.24.65
O supreme form, we are always servants of Your servants, especially of NÄrada Muni. Now give us permission to leave for our home. It is by the grace and mercy of NÄrada Muni that we have been able to see You face to face.
Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
SB 10.10.37