Dedicated to H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada and H.G. Gauranga Sundar Das Gurudev!
All the living entities in the material world are entangled in and suffering due to the perplexities of life. Śrīla Prabhupāda writes in His Bhaktivedanta Purport to Bhagavad-gītā 2.7:
Who is the man in material perplexities? It is he who does not understand the problems of life.
So our actual concern should be to solve the problems of life i.e., birth, death, disease and old age. The only way to solve these problems is by surrendering to Kṛṣṇa, only a Kṛṣṇa devotee can transcend death as the material nature works under Kṛṣṇa's energy. When a devotee surrenders to Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa removes all the reactions of his past actvities and calls the devotee to His Eternal Abode—Goloka Vṛndāvana.
Arjuna although being an eternal associate of the Lord, plays role in this nitya-līlā of Kṛṣṇa. He acts and asks the questions from the view of conditioned souls like us so that we can understand what is the aim of life. Although Arjuna's duty was to fight, but due to the material attachments he couldn't discharge his duties. Therefore, he surrenders to Kṛṣṇa and requests Him to give a solution. Arjuna now no more wishes to continue the friendly talks with Kṛṣṇa, but offer himself unto Kṛṣṇa's Lotus Feet as His disciple and execute whatever Kṛṣṇa says.
Here Śrīla Prabhupāda has used the words 'original spiritual master' referring to Lord Kṛṣṇa, as Kṛṣṇa instructed this imperishable science of yoga—Bhagavad-gītā. Arjuna is the first disciple for understanding the gita. In the introduction of Bhagavad-gītā, Śrīla Prabhupāda writes that Bhagavad-gita should be understood as Arjuna had understood. The way of understanding gita is mentioned in the gita itself. Bhagavad-gītā 4.34, Translation:
Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.
We should therefore surrender unto a bonafide Spiritual master coming in the disciplic succession from Kṛṣṇa Himself, which is only and only H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada. In the Bhagavad-gita As It Is commentary by H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada, the whole disciplic succession is mentioned starting from Lord Kṛṣṇa and coming down till Śrīla Prabhupāda, the pre-eminent Acarya for this golden age! Thus, by surrendering to H.D.G. Śrīla Prabhupāda and rendering service unto Him, by His mercy the knowledge will be revealed in our heart and we will be able to discharge our eternal duties, getting free from material perplexities.
All Glories to H.D.G. A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada!
All Glories to H.G. Gauranga Sundar Das Gurudev!
Vaancha kalptarubhyas ca kripa sindhubhya eva ca patitanam paavanebhyo vaishnavebhyo namo namah