Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 2
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 2
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्॥२॥
Transliteration
Raja-Vidya Raja-Guhyam Pavitram-Idam-Uttamam.
Pratyaksha-Avagamam Dharmyam Su-Sukham Kartum-Avyayam.||2||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
राजविद्याraja-vidyathe king of knowledge
राजगुह्यम्raja-guhyamthe king of secrets
पवित्रम्pavitramthe purest
इदम्idamthis
उत्तमम्uttamamthe highest/supreme
प्रत्यक्षावगमम्pratyaksha-avagamamdirectly realizable
धर्म्यम्dharmyamrighteous
सुसुखम्su-sukhamvery easy/joyful
कर्तुम्kartumto practice
अव्ययम्avyayamimperishable/eternal
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
यह (ज्ञान) विद्याओं का राजा, रहस्यों का राजा, परम पवित्र, अत्यन्त उत्तम, प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव करने योग्य, धर्मयुक्त, करने में बहुत सुखद और अविनाशी है।
English Translation
This is the king of all knowledge, the king of all secrets, supremely purifying, directly realizable through experience, righteous, very easy and joyful to practice, and imperishable.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna gives nine magnificent qualities of this teaching: it is the highest knowledge, the deepest secret, supremely purifying, supreme, directly experiential, aligned with dharma, joyful to practice, and eternal. The phrase 'su-sukham kartum' (very easy/joyful to practice) is especially reassuring — the highest spiritual path is not one of misery but of joy.