sri-bhagavan uvaca— the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; loke — in the world; asmin — this; dvi-vidha — two kinds of; nistha — faith; pura — formerly; prokta — were said; maya — by Me; anagha — O sinless one; jnana-yogena — by the linking process of knowledge; sankhyanam — of the empiric philosophers; karma-yogena — by the linking process of devotion; yoginam — of the devotees.

The Blessed Lord said: O sinless Arjuna, I have already explained that there are two classes of men who realize the self. Some are inclined to understand Him by empirical, philosophical speculation, and others are inclined to know Him by devotional work.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O sinless Arjuna, I have already explained that there are two classes of men who try to realize the self. Some are inclined to understand it on empirical, philosophical speculation, and others by devotional service.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said, "Oh sinless Arjuna, I have already explained to you before that there are classes of men for realising the self. Some of them are inclined to understand it on emperic philosophical speculation and others are inclined to know by devotional service.

Highlighting the words "Supreme Personality of Godhead" (rather than "Blessed Lord"), "it" (rather than "Him") and the final word "service" (rather than "work"), here again a critic has protested "Jayadvaita Swami's little 'corrections.' " The words he objects to, of course, are Srila Prabhupada's own.

All right, I confess: The second time around, I elided the words "are inclined to know it" — words the reader's mind will unmistakably supply.

Hare Krsna.

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