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In these last verses Arjuna and Sañjaya take over. Arjuna bows down to the JagadGuru, Master of Cosmos, and says, 'All my doubts are gone and by Your grace, my memory is regained, O Acyuta; I understand. I am ready. I shall obey whatever you say and I shall fight.

The rest is history. Under the guidance of Arjuna, the Kaurava army is annihilated. All the Kaurava brothers, all the great teachers and all the great warriors perish. The Pānḍava brothers win and Yudhiṣṭira conducts the rājasūya and other fire sacrifices to signify his ascendance to the throne.

It is also history that in due course all the Pānḍava brothers die, as does the great Master Kṛṣṇa. He gives up His mortal form. This is the story of life. As long as you are in any form, the form will perish. The energy lives on. That is what Kṛṣṇa taught in these chapters and verses. Sacrifice your form and gain the formless.

Now Sañjaya comes back into the picture. Neither Kṛṣṇa nor Arjuna can speak since both of them are in a different mood. Arjuna has disappeared and Kṛṣṇa is in ecstasy. Both are in no mood to speak.

Whenever we read, teach or listen to Bhagavad Gītā, Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are present. They are present in their formless form. Make no mistake, they are here. They have been here throughout these eighteen days. You are the fortunate listeners and readers of this mystic dialogue between the two great souls, the Master and the disciple. You are blessed with wealth, health and success in whatever you undertake. Go with this Kṛṣṇa consciousness and you will be in Nityānanda, eternal bliss

A confused Arjuna asks Kṛṣṇa. 'What is the way? Tell me the final way, the final method, the ultimate technique. 'Finally, Kṛṣṇa says very beautifully, 'This is the last technique, the ultimate technique: Dropping all the dharma, dropping all the confusions, surrendering at My feet. I will take care and give you liberation.

In every Master's life, the final teaching is surrender. What is the meaning of surrender?

As soon as we hear the word 'surrender,' we think: Oh, this is the easiest technique. For surrendering, we don't need to do anything. In any other method or meditation, we must do something. If it is a pūjā or a fire ritual, we need to do something. For every technique, we must do something. For surrender, we don't need to do anything.' Hence everyone feels surrendering means doing nothing.

Deeper Meanings of Surrender There are three levels of surrender: First: Surrendering the I. Second: Surrendering the Mine. Third: Surrendering the I and Mine, both. Let me explain step-by-step.