Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga - The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal SecretKrishna
Verse 24
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 9, श्लोक 24
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।
न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते॥२४॥
Transliteration
Aham Hi Sarva-Yajnanam Bhokta Cha Prabhur-Eva Cha.
Na Tu Mam-Abhijananti Tattvenatas-Chyavanti Te.||24||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अहम्ahamI
हिhiindeed
सर्वयज्ञानाम्sarva-yajnanamof all sacrifices
भोक्ताbhoktathe enjoyer
चchaand
प्रभुःprabhuhthe Lord
एवevaindeed
नnanot
तुtubut
माम्mamMe
अभिजानन्तिabhijanantithey know
तत्त्वेनtattvenain truth/reality
अतःatahtherefore
च्यवन्तिchyavantithey fall/decline
तेtethey
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
क्योंकि मैं ही समस्त यज्ञों का भोक्ता और स्वामी हूँ। परन्तु वे मुझे तत्त्व से (यथार्थ रूप में) नहीं जानते, इसलिए वे गिर जाते हैं (पतन होता है)।
English Translation
For I alone am the enjoyer and the Lord of all sacrifices. But they do not know Me in truth (as the Supreme), and therefore they fall (from the higher attainment).
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna explains why worship of other deities, though reaching Him, is incomplete. He is the ultimate recipient and master of all worship. Those who fail to recognize this truth worship limited forms and receive limited, temporary results. Their 'fall' is not punishment but simply the natural consequence of incomplete understanding — they miss the opportunity for permanent liberation.