Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
The Yoga of Sovereign Science and Sovereign Secret
Chapter Summary
Lord Krishna reveals the most confidential knowledge about His absolute nature. He explains that although He pervades the entire cosmos, He remains detached. He describes the path of pure devotional service (Bhakti) as the easiest and most direct way to attain Him, accessible to everyone regardless of birth or status. He assures that His devotee never perishes.
Verses
Verse 9.2
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् |
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ||
rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam |
pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam ||
Translation: This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.
Verse 9.22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते |
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ||
ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate |
teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham ||
Translation: But those who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form—to them I carry what they lack, and I preserve what they have.
Verse 9.26
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति |
तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः ||
patraṁ puṣpaṁ phalaṁ toyaṁ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati |
tad ahaṁ bhakty-upahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ ||
Translation: If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.