Bg. 9.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
idaṁ tu te guhya-tamaṁ
pravakṣyāmy anasūyave
jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ
yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt
Synonyms
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are
never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most confidential knowledge
and realization, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of
material existence.
The very beginning of Bhagavad-gītā, the First Chapter, is more or less
an introduction to the rest of the book; and in the Second and Third
chapters, the spiritual knowledge described is called confidential. Topics
discussed in the Seventh and Eighth chapters are specifically related to
devotional service, and because they bring enlightenment in consciousness,
they are called more confidential. But the matters which are described in
the Ninth Chapter deal with unalloyed, pure devotion. Therefore, this is
called the most confidential. One who is situated in the most confidential
knowledge is naturally transcendental; he therefore has no material pangs,
although he is in the material world. In the Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu it is
said that although one who has a sincere desire to render loving service to
the Supreme Lord is situated in the conditional state of material
existence, he is to be considered liberated. Similarly, we shall find in
the Bhagavad-gītā, Tenth Chapter, that anyone who is engaged in that way is
a liberated person. Now this first verse has specific significance. The
words idaṁ jñānam (“this knowledge”) refer to pure devotional service,
which consists of nine different activities: hearing, chanting,
remembering, serving, worshiping, praying, obeying, maintaining friendship
and surrendering everything. By the practice of these nine elements of
devotional service one is elevated to spiritual consciousness. When one’s
heart is thus cleared of material contamination, one can understand this
science . Simply to understand that a living entity is not material is not
sufficient. That may be the beginning of spiritual realization, but one
should recognize the difference between activities of the body and the
spiritual activities of one who understands that he is not the body. In the
Seventh Chapter we have already discussed the opulent potency of the
Supreme Personality of Godhead, His different energies, the inferior and
superior natures, and all this material manifestation. Now in Chapter Nine
the glories of the Lord will be delineated. The Sanskrit word anasūyave in
this verse is also very significant.
KR IRS 41225
On Thu, 4 Dec 2025 at 04:59, Jambunathan Iyer <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Knowledge is the key to happiness. Without knowledge there is no
> happiness. The one who seeks happiness will come in the presence of the
> Guru. Knowledge and wisdom come from the Guru.*
>
> *N Jambunathan , Chennai " What you get by achieving your goals is not as
> important as what you become by achieving your goals. If you want to live a
> happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things "*
>
>
>
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