# Mahātmā *12 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is* * as one who comes to Kṛṣṇa for any purpose, **[[bg/7/18#translation|Bg. 7.18]]** * cannot be manufactured, **[[bg/9/14#translation|Bg. 9.14]]** * develops through association with devotees, **[[bg/9/14#translation|Bg. 9.14]]** * fully engaged in devotional service, **[[bg/9/14#translation|Bg. 9.14]]** * Kṛṣṇa addressed as, **[[bg/11/38#translation|Bg. 11.38]]** * never returns to material world, *[[bg/8/15#purport|Bg. 8.15]]* * protected by divine nature, **[[bg/9/14#translation|Bg. 9.14]]** * receives transcendental messages from realized devotees, *[[bg/8/15#purport|Bg. 8.15]]* * symptoms of, *[[bg/8/15#purport|Bg. 8.15]]*, **[[bg/9/14#translation|Bg. 9.14]]**, **[[bg/9/15#translation|Bg. 9.15]]** * who surrenders to Kṛṣṇa is very rare, **[[bg/7/19#translation|Bg. 7.19]]**