Chapter 9: Rāja Vidyā Yog – Yoga through the King of Sciences
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · 34 verses
Chapter Summary
The ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Raja Vidya Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna explains that He is Supreme and how this material existence is created, maintained and destroyed by His Yogmaya and all beings come and go under his supervision. He reveals the Role and the Importance of Bhakti (transcendental devotional service) towards our Spiritual Awakening. In such devotion, one must live for the God, offer everything that he possesses to Him and do everything for Him only. One who follows such devotion becomes free from the bonds of this material world and unites with the Lord.
Verses
- 9.1 — The Supreme Lord Shri Krishna said: To you, who do not find fault, I shall now declare this most…
- 9.2 — This knowledge is the king of all sciences, the most profound of all secrets, the supreme purifier, directly…
- 9.3 — Those who have no faith in this Dharma, O Parantapa, without attaining Me, return to the path of this world…
- 9.4 — By Me, in My unmanifest form, this entire universe is pervaded. All beings dwell within Me, yet I do not…
- 9.5 — And yet, beings do not dwell in Me; behold the mystery of My divine Yoga! Although My Self is the support of…
- 9.6 — Just as the mighty wind, blowing everywhere, always rests in the vast ether, know that all created beings…
- 9.7 — O Arjuna, at the end of a Kalpa, all beings merge into My Prakriti (Nature); and at the beginning of the…
- 9.8 — Presiding over My own material nature, I manifest again and again this entire multitude of beings, who are…
- 9.9 — O Arjuna, these actions do not bind Me, for I remain like one indifferent, unattached to those actions.
- 9.10 — Under My supervision, material nature, which is My external energy, produces all moving and non-moving…
- 9.11 — Fools disregard Me, clad in human form, not knowing My higher nature as the Supreme Lord of all beings.
- 9.12 — Those who are possessed of the delusive nature of demons and atheistic beings remain caught in vain hopes,…
- 9.13 — But the great souls, O Arjuna, partaking of My divine nature, worship Me with a single-minded devotion,…
- 9.14 — Always glorifying Me, striving, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me with…
- 9.15 — Others also, performing the sacrifice of wisdom, worship Me—the Lord whose faces are everywhere—as the…
- 9.16 — I am the Vedic ritual (Kratu); I am the sacrifice (Yajna); I am the offering to the ancestors (Svadha); I am…
- 9.17 — I am the father of this world, the mother, the dispenser of the fruits of actions, and the grandfather; the…
- 9.18 — I am the goal, the supporter, the Lord, the witness, the abode, the shelter, the friend, the origin, the…
- 9.19 — I radiate heat as the sun; I withhold and send forth the rain; I am immortality and also death, existence…
- 9.20 — Those who are well-versed in the three Vedas, who drink the Soma juice, and who are purified of sin, worship…
- 9.21 — Having enjoyed the vast heavenly realms, they return to this mortal world when their merits are exhausted;…
- 9.22 — But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form—to them I…
- 9.23 — Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, they worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but in an…
- 9.24 — For I alone am the enjoyer and the Lord of all sacrifices; but those who do not recognize My true…
- 9.25 — Those who worship the gods go to the gods; those who worship the ancestors go to the ancestors; those who…
- 9.26 — Whoever offers Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or a little water, that, so offered devotedly by…
- 9.27 — Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give, and whatever…
- 9.28 — Thus, you shall be liberated from the bondage of actions and their good and evil fruits; with your mind…
- 9.29 — Shri Krishna says: I am impartial to all living beings; there is no one hateful or dear to Me. But those who…
- 9.30 — Even if one of very evil conduct worships Me with single-minded devotion, he is to be regarded as righteous,…
- 9.31 — He quickly becomes righteous and attains lasting peace. O Arjuna, proclaim it boldly that My devotee never…
- 9.32 — O Arjuna, those who take refuge in Me, even if they be of sinful birth—such as women, Vaisyas, and…
- 9.33 — How much more easily, then, do holy Brahmins and devoted royal sages attain the supreme goal? Having come to…
- 9.34 — Engage your mind always in thinking of Me, become My devotee, worship Me, and offer your homage unto Me.…