# Cc. Madhya 9.102 ## Text > prabhu kahe,—gītā-pāṭhe tomārā-i adhikāra > tumi se jānaha ei gītāra artha-sāra ## Synonyms *prabhu* *kahe*—the Lord replied; *gītā*-*pāṭhe*—in reading the *Bhagavad-gītā*; *tomārāi* *adhikāra*—you have the proper authority; *tumi*—you; *se*—that; *jānaha*—know; *ei*—this; *gītāra*—of the *Bhagavad-gītā*; *artha*-*sāra*—the real purport. ## Translation **Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu told the brāhmaṇa, "Indeed, you are an authority in the reading of the Bhagavad-gītā. Whatever you know constitutes the real purport of the Bhagavad-gītā."** ## Purport According to the *śāstras:bhaktyā bhāgavataṁ grāhyaṁ na buddhyā na ca ṭīkayā.* One should understand the *Bhagavad-gītā* and *Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam* by hearing them from a real devotee. One cannot understand them simply by erudite scholarship or sharp intelligence. It is also said: > gītādhītā ca yenāpi > bhakti-bhāvena cetasā > veda-śāstra-purāṇāni > tenādhītāni sarvaśaḥ To one who reads the *Bhagavad-gītā* with faith and devotion, the essence of Vedic knowledge is revealed. And according to the *Śvetāśvatara Upaniṣad* (6.23): > yasya deve parā bhaktir > yathā deve tathā gurau > tasyaite kathitā hy arthāḥ > prakāśante mahātmanaḥ All Vedic scriptures are to be understood with faith and devotion, not by mundane scholarship. We therefore present the *Bhagavad-gītā As It Is.* There are many so-called scholars and philosophers who read the *Bhagavad-gītā* in a scholarly way. They simply waste their time and mislead those who read their commentaries.