TEXT 8
jnanam canuyugam brute
harih siddha-svarupa-dhrk
rsi-rupa-dharah karma
yogam yogesa-rupa-dhrk
SYNONYMS
jnanamtranscendental knowledge; caand; anuyugamaccording to the age; bruteexplains; harihthe Supreme Personality of Godhead; siddha-svarupa-dhrkassuming the form of liberated persons like Sanaka and Sanatana; rsi-rupa-dharahassuming the form of great saintly persons like Yajnavalkya; karmakarma; yogamthe mystic yoga system; yoga-isa-rupa-dhrkby assuming the form of a great yogi like Dattatreya.
TRANSLATION
In every yuga, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, assumes the form of Siddhas such as Sanaka to preach transcendental knowledge, He assumes the form of great saintly persons such as Yajnavalkya to teach the way of karma, and He assumes the form of great yogis such as Dattatreya to teach the system of mystic yoga.
PURPORT
For the benefit of all human society, not only does the Lord assume the form of Manu as an incarnation to rule the universe properly, but He also assumes the forms of a teacher, yogi, jnani and so on, for the benefit of human society. The duty of human society, therefore, is to accept the path of action enunciated by the Supreme Lord. In the present age, the sum and substance of all Vedic knowledge is to be found in Bhagavad-gita, which is personally taught by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and the same Supreme Godhead, assuming the form of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, expands the teachings of Bhagavad-gita all over the world. In other words, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is so kind and merciful to human society that He is always anxious to take the fallen souls back home, back to Godhead.

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