Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 – Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
The royal knowledge — the most secret of all wisdom.
34 verses
All verses of this chapter
- 9.1 – श्रीभगवानुवाच – The Blessed Lord said: To you, who are free from fault-finding, I shall now declare this most secret…
- 9.2 – राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् – This is the king of sciences, the king of secrets, supremely purifying and excellent.
- 9.3 – अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप – O scorcher of foes, those who have no faith in this dharma do not attain Me; they return again and again to…
- 9.4 – मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना – This entire universe is pervaded by Me in My unmanifest form.
- 9.5 – न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि – And yet beings do not truly abide in Me: behold My divine yoga!
- 9.6 – यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो – Just as the mighty wind, moving everywhere, always rests in space, know that in the same way all beings rest…
- 9.7 – सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति – O son of Kunti, at the end of a cosmic cycle all beings return into My prakriti; at the beginning of the…
- 9.8 – प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः – Taking hold of My own prakriti, I send forth again and again this whole multitude of beings, helpless under…
- 9.9 – न च मां तानि – O Dhananjaya, these actions do not bind Me, for I remain unattached to them, seated as one who is neutral.
- 9.10 – मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् – O son of Kunti, under My supervision prakriti brings forth all things moving and unmoving; for this reason…
- 9.11 – अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं – Fools disregard Me when I take on a human form, not knowing My supreme nature as the great Lord of all beings.
- 9.12 – मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः – Vain are their hopes, vain their actions, vain their knowledge; senseless, they take shelter in the deluding…
- 9.13 – महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं – But the great souls, O Partha, who take refuge in the divine nature, worship Me with undivided mind, knowing…
- 9.14 – सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च – Ever singing My glories, striving with firm resolve, bowing down to Me in devotion, they worship Me, always…
- 9.15 – ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते – Others, offering the sacrifice of knowledge, worship Me, who face all directions, as the One, as distinct…
- 9.16 – अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम् – I am the Vedic ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the offering to the ancestors, I am the healing herb; I am…
- 9.17 – पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता – I am the father of this world, the mother, the sustainer and the grandsire; I am what is to be known, the…
- 9.18 – गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः – I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge and the friend; I am the origin…
- 9.19 – तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च – I give heat; I hold back and send forth the rain. I am immortality and also death; I am both being and…
- 9.20 – त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा – Those versed in the three Vedas, who drink the soma and are purified of sin, worship Me through sacrifices…
- 9.21 – ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं – Having enjoyed that vast heavenly world, when their merit is exhausted they enter the world of mortals again.
- 9.22 – अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः – Those who, with undivided devotion, meditate on Me and worship Me in every way, who are ever united with Me…
- 9.23 – येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः – Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, are in truth worshipping Me alone, O son of…
- 9.24 – अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता – For I alone am the enjoyer and the lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know Me in truth, and therefore…
- 9.25 – यान्ति देवव्रता देवान्पितॄन्यान्ति पितृव्रताः – Worshippers of the gods go to the gods; worshippers of the ancestors go to the ancestors; worshippers of…
- 9.26 – पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं – Whoever offers Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or a little water, that offering of love from a…
- 9.27 – यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि – Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give, whatever austerity…
- 9.28 – शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः – In this way you will be freed from the bonds of action that yield good and evil fruits; with your mind…
- 9.29 – समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे – I am the same towards all beings; none is hateful to Me and none is favoured.
- 9.30 – अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक् – Even if a person of very wicked conduct worships Me with undivided devotion, he should be regarded as a…
- 9.31 – क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं – Quickly he becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O son of Kunti, proclaim it boldly: My devotee never…
- 9.32 – मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य – O Partha, all who take refuge in Me, whatever their birth, women, vaishyas and shudras too, attain the…
- 9.33 – किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता – How much more, then, the holy brahmanas and devoted royal sages!
- 9.34 – मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी – Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, worship Me, bow down to Me.