Arjuna asks why all beings should not bow to Krishna, who is greater even than Brahma the creator. Shankaracharya reads this as Arjuna recognizing the Supreme as the cause of even the highest cause. Ramanujacharya sees the logical necessity of universal worship established. Madhva reads 'greater even than Brahma' as establishing Vishnu's absolute theological supremacy. Abhinavagupta sees the titles as describing Shiva's threefold nature. Vallabha reads the rhetorical question as confirming that non-devotion is irrational. Tilak reads it as establishing that Krishna's authority surpasses all cosmic authorities. Vivekananda sees the integration of intellectual understanding with devotional experience. Together, these perspectives establish the most radical claim of the Gita: the personal friend who drove Arjuna's chariot is the source of the universe itself, greater than the creator — and if this is true, then devotion to Him is not merely appropriate but the only rational response to the deepest structure of reality.