The Importance of the Bhagavadgita-2 : Swami Krishnananda
08/03/2019 (Gita Jayanti Message spoken on December 26, 1982.) 2. In religious lore and in mystical circles we hear of God giving darshan or vision to yogis, to disciples, to Gurus, to devotees, and to all those who look after Him, who look to Him for succour. In the Puranas we have instances galore of God giving vision to tapasvins, to devotees, and He speaks. How does He speak? In what language? He can give vision to any person in any country, speaking any language, and it does not mean that He will give vision only to people in India. But how does God speak? So this is the difficulty felt by human language or mortal tongues in actually deciphering the way of God in relation to man. This is the reason why each commentator on the Gita has his own viewpoint and interpretation and meaning read into the words of the Bhagavadgita. It was what is usually called an apocalypse, an enlightenment; a flood of radiance burst forth before the soul of Arjuna. We can imagine anyth...