Mahabharata
Bhagavad-gītā (009) (Raja-Vidya-Raja-Guhya Yoga)6.31.1-3
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Mahabharata · 6.31.1-3
Devanāgarī

श्रीभगवान् उवाच
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्य् अनसूयवे ॥
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज् ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसे ऽशुभात् ॥
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रम् इदम् उत्तमम् ॥
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुम् अव्ययम् ॥
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परंतप ॥
अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

śrībhagavān uvāca
idaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave ||
jñānaṃ vijñānasahitaṃ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase 'śubhāt ||
rājavidyā rājaguhyaṃ pavitram idam uttamam ||
pratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃ susukhaṃ kartum avyayam ||
aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya paraṃtapa ||
aprāpya māṃ nivartante mṛtyusaṃsāravartmani ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रीभगवान् उवाचśrībhagavān uvācaThe Blessed Lord said; The Blessed Lord spoke
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमंidaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃthis indeed to you the most secret; this to you the deepest mystery
प्रवक्ष्याम्य् अनसूयवेpravakṣyāmy anasūyaveI shall explain to the one free of envy; I shall declare to one free from envy
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितंjñānaṃ vijñānasahitaṃknowledge together with realization; knowledge joined with direct perception
यज् ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसे ऽशुभात्yaj jñātvā mokṣyase 'śubhātknowing which, you shall be freed from evil; knowing this, you shall escape misfortune
राजविद्या राजगुह्यंrājavidyā rājaguhyaṃthe king of knowledge, the king of mysteries; royal knowledge and royal mystery
पवित्रम् इदम् उत्तमम्pavitram idam uttamamthis purifying, supreme; this supreme purifying knowledge
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यंpratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃdirectly perceivable, righteous; grasped directly and in accord with dharma
सुसुखं कर्तुम् अव्ययम्susukhaṃ kartum avyayamvery easy to perform, imperishable; joyful in practice and imperishable
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषाaśraddadhānāḥ puruṣāmen without faith; people devoid of trust
धर्मस्यास्य परंतपdharmasyāsya paraṃtapain this dharma, O scorcher of foes; in this path, O conqueror of enemies
अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्तेaprāpya māṃ nivartantenot attaining Me, they return; not reaching Me, they turn back
मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनिmṛtyusaṃsāravartmanionto the path of mortal samsara; onto the road of the cycle of death
Translation

The Blessed Lord said: 'To you, who are free of envy, I shall explain the most secret knowledge together with realization; knowing it, you shall be freed from evil. This is royal knowledge and royal mystery, the supreme purifying knowledge, directly perceivable, in accord with dharma, joyful to practice, and imperishable. But men without faith in this dharma, O scorcher of foes, fail to attain Me and return to the path of mortal samsara.'

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