序言
Preface
我曾將「博伽梵歌原本」（英文版）用現在的形式寫出來。但當這部書初版的時候，原稿不幸地被縮短至不足四百頁，沒有插圖和從史里瑪博伽梵歌Śrīmad Bhāgavad-gītā 中而來的大多數節段都沒有解釋。我的其他著作——例如史里瑪博伽瓦譚 Śrīmad Bhāgavatam，史里至尊奧義書 Śrī IIśopaniṣad等——所採用的辦法都是我先寫原著的節段，跟着是英文意譯，一字一字的梵——英解義，譯文，然後是全節意旨。這樣做可使書本很有真實性和學術感而且意義顯明。所以我當時並不高興將原稿截短，後來博伽梵歌需求量增加了，許多學者和信徒也要求我將這部書以本來面目問世，而麥美倫公司（Messrs.Macmillan and Co.）也同意印出本書的原版。因此現在的目的便是將這部巨著的原版連同它嫡傳的註解貢獻出來好使基士拿知覺運動更為鞏固和蓬勃。
I originally wrote the English edition of *Bhagavad-gītā As It Is* in its present form. However, when this book was first published, the manuscript was unfortunately shortened to under four hundred pages, without illustrations and without explanations for most verses from the Śrīmad Bhagavad-gītā. My other works—such as the Śrīmad Bhābhāgavatam, the Śrī Īśopaniṣad, and so forth—follow a method where I first write the original verse, followed by an English paraphrase, a word-for-word Sanskrit-English translation, the translation itself, and then a summary of the entire verse's meaning. This approach lends authenticity, academic rigor, and clarity to the text. Therefore, I was not pleased with the abridged version. Later, as the demand for the Gītā increased, many scholars and devotees asked me to present the book in its original form, and Messrs. Macmillan and Co. agreed to publish the full version. Thus, the present purpose is to present this great work in its original edition, along with its authorized commentary, in order to strengthen and invigorate the Krishna consciousness movement.
我們的基士拿知覺運動因為是基於博伽梵歌原本，所以是純真，具有歷史性權威，自然和超越一切範疇的。特別是對於年青一代而言它逐漸成為全世界最流行的運動，對於年長的一代也漸能引起興趣，年長先生們的熱心程度，可從我弟子們的父親和祖父成為這個基士拿知覺運動大組織的終身會員見諸一斑。在洛杉磯很多父母親都來到我跟前感謝我帶領這個世界性的基士拿知學運動。他們中有些人說我在美國發起這個運動，是美國人的大幸。其實這個運動的父親是基士拿本人，在很久以前便開始通過使徒傳遞至人類社會。如果我在這方面有任何功勞，都不是屬於我個人的，而是屬於我永恆的靈魂導師——世尊．唵．韋施紐巴達．巴拉瑪罕沙．巴里哇乍阿闍黎耶．一〇八．史里．史里瑪．巴帝士丹達．莎拉斯瓦蒂．哥史華米．摩訶喇查．巴佈巴。His DivineGrace Om Viṣṇupāda Paramahaṁsa Parivrā-jakācārya 108 Śrī śrīmadBhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmi Mahārāja Prabhupāda.
Our Krishna consciousness movement, being based on the original Bhagavad-gītā, is pure, historically authoritative, natural, and transcends all categories. It is especially becoming the most popular movement in the world among the younger generation, while gradually arousing interest among the older generation as well. The enthusiasm of elderly gentlemen can be seen from the fact that the fathers and grandfathers of my disciples have become lifelong members of this great organization of the Krishna consciousness movement. In Los Angeles, many parents have come to me to thank me for leading this worldwide Krishna consciousness movement. Some of them say that it is a great fortune for Americans that I started this movement in the United States. In truth, however, the father of this movement is Lord Krishna Himself, who long ago began its transmission through the chain of disciplic succession to human society. If I have any credit in this regard, it belongs not to me personally, but to my eternal spiritual master — His Divine Grace Oṁ Viṣṇupāda Paramahaṁsa Parivrājakācārya 108 Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Gosvāmī Mahārāja Prabhupāda.
如果說我本人在這件事情上有任何功勞的話，那祇是我盡力將博伽梵歌原本毫無歪曲地貢獻出來。在我的博伽梵歌原本未問世之前，幾乎所有博伽梵歌的英譯本都是為了滿足個人慾望而寫的。但是我們的意圖却是為了履行傳達至高無上的神——基士拿（或譯克釋拏）的使命而寫，博伽梵歌原本是為了要傳達基士拿的意志，我們並不像其他世俗的推考者如政治家、哲學家或科學家一樣，儘管他們在其他方面知識很豐富，但是對於基士拿却知道得甚少。當基士拿說 man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru 等時，我們並不像其他所謂學者一樣說基士拿和祂的內在靈魂是不同的。基士拿是絕對的，在基士拿的名字、基士拿的形像、基士拿的特質、基士拿的消遣之間並無任何不同。基士拿的絕對地位對於那些不是基士拿 paramparā（嫡系）信徒的人來說是很難被了解的。通常那些所謂學者、政治家、哲學家和史華米（可以控制意念和感官的人），都乏備了對基士拿完整的知識，寫博伽梵歌的評註時，他們不是抹殺便是排斥基士拿。這些對博伽梵歌非權威性的評論名為摩耶華弟巴士耶 Māyāvādī-Bhāṣya，主采坦耶 Lord Caitanya 叫我們對那些非權威性的人提高警覺。主采坦耶很清楚地說任何人想由摩耶華弟的角度去了解博伽梵歌是會鑄成大錯的。錯誤的結果將會使到被誤引的博伽梵歌讀者在靈性指引的道路上感到迷惘和不能夠回家，回到至高的神那裏去。
If there is any credit due to me in this matter, it is simply that I have done my utmost to present the Bhagavad-gītā as it is, without any distortion. Before my edition of the Bhagavad-gītā appeared, almost all English translations were written to fulfill personal desires. But our intention is to carry out the mission of conveying the will of the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa. The Bhagavad-gītā as it is is meant to communicate Kṛṣṇa’s will. We are unlike other worldly speculators—such as politicians, philosophers, or scientists—who, despite their extensive knowledge in other fields, know very little about Kṛṣṇa.
When Kṛṣṇa says, *man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māṁ namaskuru*, we do not, like so-called scholars, claim that Kṛṣṇa is different from His inner self. Kṛṣṇa is absolute. There is no difference between Kṛṣṇa’s name, Kṛṣṇa’s form, Kṛṣṇa’s qualities, and Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes. The absolute nature of Kṛṣṇa is very difficult to understand for those who are not devoted to Kṛṣṇa in the *paramparā* (disciplic succession). Usually, so-called scholars, politicians, philosophers, and *svāmīs* (those who control their minds and senses) lack complete knowledge of Kṛṣṇa, and when they write commentaries on the Bhagavad-gītā, they either ignore or reject Him. These unauthorized commentaries on the Bhagavad-gītā are known as *Māyāvādī-Bhāṣya*. Lord Caitanya has warned us to be wary of such unauthorized persons. Lord Caitanya clearly stated that anyone who tries to understand the Bhagavad-gītā from the *Māyāvādī* perspective will make a grave mistake. The result of this mistake is that misled readers of the Bhagavad-gītā will become confused on the path of spiritual guidance and will not be able to return home, back to the Supreme Lord.
如同基士拿每隔梵王婆羅賀摩的一天，即每隔八十六億年，降臨這個星球的目的一樣，我們唯一目標是要將博伽梵歌原本獻出來指引被條件限制了的學生。在博伽梵歌中這個目標是這樣地述及，我們應該原原本本的接受；不然便沒有意思去了解這本書和它原述者——主基士拿。主基士拿最初在百億萬年對太陽神講述博伽梵歌，直接和基於基士拿的權威我們要接受這個事實和了解博伽梵歌的歷史性意義，沒有通過基士拿的意志去了解梵歌是一個極大的罪過。為了免於觸犯這個罪過，我們便要像基士拿的第一個門徒阿尊拿一樣地以至高無上性格神首的觀念去認識主。這樣的認識便會真正有益和權威地造福人類社會去完成生命的使命。
Just as Krishna descends to this planet once every day of Brahma, which spans 86 billion years, our only purpose is to present the Bhagavad-gita as it is, guiding those conditioned students who seek it. The Gita makes this goal clear, and we must accept it exactly as it is; otherwise, there is no point in trying to understand this book or its original speaker—Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna first spoke the Bhagavad-gita to the Sun-god hundreds of millions of years ago. We must accept this fact directly, based on Krishna’s authority, and understand the historical significance of the Gita. To try to understand it without Krishna’s will is a grave mistake. To avoid this mistake, we should see the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, just as Arjuna, Krishna’s first disciple, did. This understanding will truly and authoritatively benefit human society in fulfilling life’s mission.
基士拿知覺運動對人類社會是必要的，因為它使生命達到完滿的境界。博伽梵歌中很詳盡地解釋如何去做。不幸地，世俗的爭論者利用了博伽梵歌來進行他們邪惡的習性，錯誤地引領羣眾去正確地了解生命簡單的原則。每個人都應該認識到神或基士拿是如何的偉大和每個個體生命的實際地位。每個人都應該認識到個體生命永遠是僕人的身份；除非他侍奉基士拿，不然便會侍奉物質世界中三種不同型態下所產生各類型的幻影。這樣便會在輪廻的圈子中打轉，就算那所謂摩耶華弟的推考者也不能幸免。這個知識造成了一門重要的科學，而每一個生物體都應該為了本身的利益去聆聽它。
Krishna consciousness is essential for human society because it brings life to its fullest perfection. The Bhagavad Gita explains in great detail how this is done. Unfortunately, mundane debaters have misused the Bhagavad Gita to further their own evil habits, misleading people from understanding the simple principles of life correctly. Everyone should recognize how great God, or Krishna, is and what the actual position of every individual soul is. Everyone should understand that the individual soul is eternally a servant; unless one serves Krishna, one will instead serve the illusory manifestations arising from the three modes of material nature. Thus one will remain trapped in the cycle of birth and death—even those who call themselves speculative philosophers cannot escape this. This knowledge constitutes an important science, and every living being should listen to it for their own benefit.
一般人，尤其是在這卡利年代（Age of Kali），都被困於基士拿的外在能量裏，他們錯誤地認為物質的進步會使每一個人都感到快樂。他們不知道物質的外在本性是很頑強的，因為每一個人都受制於物質本性嚴密的定律。一個生物體很快樂地是主的一部份，所以它的天然任務便是去侍奉主。在迷惑中一個人會通過滿足身體官能的各種形態去得到快樂，但他將永遠得不到快樂。他應該以滿足主的感受來代替滿足自己個人的物質感受。這便是生命最完滿的境界。主需要這樣，祂命令這樣去做。要了解這是博伽梵歌的中心。我們的基士拿知覺運動是教導整個世界這個中心思想，因為我們並沒有沾污博伽梵歌原本的主題，任何人認真地想從博伽梵歌的學習中得到成果，便應從基士拿知覺運動中請求幫助和在主的直接帶領下實實在在地認識博伽梵歌。所以我們的希望是人們會從閱讀如我們在這裏所貢獻出的博伽梵歌原本中取得最大成果，就算祇有一個人成為主的真正純潔奉獻者我們都將會認為嘗試是成功了。
People, especially in this Kali Yuga, are trapped by Krishna's external energy. They mistakenly believe that material progress will make everyone happy. They do not understand that material nature is extremely stubborn, because everyone is bound by its strict laws. A living being is part of the Lord—naturally joyful—so its innate purpose is to serve the Lord. In confusion, people try to find happiness through various forms of sense gratification, but they will never be truly happy. Instead of satisfying their own material senses, they should satisfy the Lord's wishes. This is the highest perfection of life. The Lord desires this; He commands it. Understanding this is the core message of the Bhagavad-gītā. Our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement teaches this central idea to the entire world, because we have not polluted the original theme of the Gītā. Anyone who seriously wants to benefit from studying the Bhagavad-gītā should seek help from the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement and truly understand the Gītā under the Lord's direct guidance. Therefore, our hope is that people will gain the greatest benefit from reading the original Bhagavad-gītā as we present it here. Even if only one person becomes a genuinely pure devotee of the Lord, we will consider our effort a success.
A.C 巴帝維丹達．史華米
I notice you've provided a name in Chinese characters that appears to reference "A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami" (likely A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada). However, this appears to be a name rather than a Buddhist scripture text to translate.
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May 12, 1971, Sydney, Australia