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Part X: Universal Perfection.1449
Part X: Universal Perfection.
Then, Krishna, the Blessed Lord, unto Arjuna, Prince of the Pandus, in
these words, spoke further:
“Hearken to my words, Thou Strong-armed One of Pandu, while I inform
thee of My supreme teachings, desiring thy welfare. For know thou that thou
art beloved of Me, O Arjuna.
“Knoweth thou that neither the angels, nor gods, nor great spirits, nor
adepts, nor others high in knowledge, know aught of my Beginning; for
even before angels and gods and great spirits or adepts was I, yea, even
am I their Beginning. He, who, in his wisdom, knoweth Me to be birthless
and beginningless—eternal—without commencement—the Supreme Lord
of all that came afterward from Me—he, being free from illusion and error,
shall be free from the consequences of sin.
“Know thou those things that are named: Reason; Knowledge; Wisdom;
Patience; Truth; Forgiveness; Self-mastery; Calmness; Pleasure and Pain;
Birth and Death; Courage and Fear; Mercy; Joy; Charity; Earnestness; Fame
and Infamy; all these various qualities of Personalities flow forth from
Me. Even so came the seven great Sages; and the four original Beings, or
Manus; all emanated from my Mind—and from these sprang the race which
people the world. He who knoweth this truth regarding My sovereignty and