How is the Gita 4.9 the essence of the Bhagavad-gita?

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by which one can go closer to Krishna question why does Srila Prabhupada say that the Bhagavad Gita 4.9 is the essence of the Bhagavad Gita he says this in a conversation to Brahmananda Rupa answer the essence of a book does not necessarily have to be one Srila Prabhupada says in the purport of 11.55 mat karma kriya mat paramo but this is the sum and substance of the Bhagavad Gita Ramavacharya says that 10.8 to 11 is the Jatushloka Gita that is the essence some Gauri Acharyas said that 15.16,17,18 are the essence because they unequivocally establish the supremacy of Bhagavan aspect of the Absolute so the essence can be many now if you look at the flow of the Gita 4.9 is very important in general among Hindu society 4.7 and 4.8 are quoted much more Vidhaya Vidhaya Dharmasya Paritranaya Sadhuna God descends to establish Dharma that is true but what is the purpose of establishing Dharma that is told in this next verse the purpose is not just to maintain order in this world the purpose of order in this world is to help people to come out of this world the purpose of spiritual life is to make spiritual life our purpose purpose of spiritual life is to make spiritual life our purpose we practice spiritual life in this world so that we can return back to the spiritual world and have a return in spiritual life and the whole Bhagavad Gita is leading towards that conclusion where Manmanabha is in 18.65 and Sarva Dharma and Prithvi are in 18.66 they are not of some lower level Brahman they are Divyam second thing that is said in this verse is that they are that they have to be understood properly that is Tattvataha so normally people think that Bhakti is sentimental but Krishna says that to understand Bhagavan we have to understand the philosophy also Tattvataha and Krishna will tell later in 18.54 that the way to understand him is 18.55 actually Bhaktya mam janati yavan yas chasmi Tattvataha same word Krishna uses so Tattvataha he has to be understood and then when one does get this understanding then what happens which a person comes back to me so in that sense three very important things supremacy of Bhagavan the necessity of Bhakti to understand Bhagavan and the eternal destination of the Bhagavad Dham the abode of the Lord all these three are told and in that sense the essential message of the Bhagavad Gita comes in this verse and that’s why it’s perfect to consider this verse to be the essence of the Bhagavad Gita thank you so that which is told at the end of the Bhagavad Gita very conclusively that is also pointed to in 4.9 three things are told in this verse first is that Krishna’s activities and pastimes are Divyam they are transcendental this indicates the supremacy of the personality of Krishna that they are not metaphorical or mythological they are not of some lower level Brahman they are Divyam second thing that is said in this verse is that they are that they have to be understood properly that is Tattvataha so normally people think that Bhakti is sentimental but Krishna says that to understand Bhagavan we have to understand the philosophy also Tattvataha Krishna will tell later in 18.54 that the way to understand him is 18.55 actually bhaktya mam janati yavan yas chasmi tattvataha same word Krishna uses so Tattvataha he has to be understood and then when one does get this understanding then what happens which a person comes back to be naiti punarjanma naiti mam eti suvarna so in that sense three very important things supremacy of Bhagavan the necessity of bhakti to understand Bhagavan and the eternal destination of the Bhagavad Dham the abode of the Lord all these three are told and in that sense the essential message of the Bhagavad Gita comes in this verse and that’s why it’s perfect to consider this verse to be the essence of the Bhagavad Gita Thank you How is the Bhagavad Gita relevant today