Vaishnava Redux

Consider this verse from the last chapter of the Gita.

And whoso shall study this
  Colloquy on duty between us two,
By him with knowledge-worship I
  Would be worshipped: so I hold.

Read it again

And whoso shall study this
  Colloquy on duty between us two,
By him with knowledge-worship I
  Would be worshipped: so I hold.

Who in this world can make such a statement with such a degree of finality? Think about it again.
Who?

What it simply says is that if a person gives the Gita a degree of attention, the person will end up devoting themselves to the knowledge of Krishna.

If out mere curiosity, intellectual interest or whatever reason a person is drawn to give the Gita some interest, that person will devote themselves to Krishna knowledge.

What this indicates is the degree to which the truth of the Gita is encoded in the human psyche. It appeals to us on a deep level we are not really conscious of. Something in us knows the truth of the Gita and reading the Gita stirs it, causes it to awaken even if we don't really realize it.

Also notice the choice of words. Krishna doesn't use the word worship. He uses the word knowledge-worship. When you begin to make progress on the path and begins to be more aware, the awareness grows that a spirit of knowledge is what you seek, a God whose embodiment is knowledge, whose essence is knowledge is what you are after.

Only God can have such a level of authority, only God's being can be so pervasive.

Such is the authority of the being that is Krishna.

Although it appears to be tucked away in some obscure part of the Gita, I consider it to be one if the most important verses of the Gita when it comes to understanding what has drawn you to Krishna, and you would do well to keep it in mind as a guide to the roots of your devotion and your quest at all times.