A friend and I were discussing about the Bhagavad Gita the other day. We were wondering, what is the most amazing thing about that Book. Now I know, everything about it is amazing, but one aspect about it never fails to astound me whenever I think about it.

Srila Prabhupada writes in his introduction in the Bhagavad Gita As It Is, Lord Krishna is mentioned on every page as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. On almost every page, He declares Himself to be God. THE God whom every person on any kind of spiritual path is talking about, and wanting to attain.

Then WHY is it so, that this fact cannot be understood and accepted by one and all?! Especially those who consider themselves to be ‘Hindu’ or following Sanatana Dharma. Why is it that these people who I know can discuss for hours on the finer nuances of ‘Knowledge’ and ‘Wisdom’ miss a point like this, which stares in the face of anyone who reads the Bhagavad Gita!

Why do they have to say ridiculous things like we should try and understand the ‘deeper’ meaning of the Bhagavad Gita and Krishna, like all of us and the other Gods emerged from the ‘Infinite Brahman’ and ultimately got absorbed back into It. And that in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna spoke of Himself as the Supreme Truth, on behalf of that Brahman. Ptooooeeeyyy! I don’t know how it is with you guys, but this kind of talk propels me into a ‘Rajasic’ mode (anger)! :-D

And then why is it that some other people just pick up this book, read it once and think to themselves, Hey, what’s all the confusion about. This is the ONLY religious ‘Hindu’ text we know in which this one Man is standing up and saying, “I am the Supreme God; the Origin of everything including all other demi-gods!” Why not just accept what He’s saying and get on with trying to listen to what He’s trying to tell us.

NO OTHER ‘GOD’ does that in any other vedic/ religious text; at best there may be OTHER people, followers and devotees of those Demi-gods who ‘uvacha’ and praise the latter to be the Supreme Truth.
Now this interests me strangely. Is it that these Demi-gods don’t have the GUTS to proclaim themselves to be the Supreme God?’ OR more plausibly, these Demi-gods, great Devotees themselves, are aware of the Truth and do not consider it ‘politically correct’ to lay claim to that title.
Perhaps these Demi-gods bestow Their grace upon their followers so that by serving Them, who themselves are great Vaishnavas, their followers may ultimately come to the position of learning about the Truth.

So coming back to my point. The Secret in the Bhagavad Gita is perceived by some and not all, for His own reasons.
And this is the beauty of the Bhagavad Gita. The fact that the Truth about the Supreme is in a book, thrown open to anyone who can read (or hear). And yet it is also concealed from those whom He wishes to conceal it!
There................. and yet not there.
Talk about Divine Deception………….. :-)

Haribol!
Eternal Muser