Chapter 9

Sri bhagavan uvacha

                 Idam tu te guhyatamam pravaksyamy anasuyave

Jnanam vijnana-sahitam yaj jnatva moksyase subhat

 Lord Krishna said, “I shall once again explain the most secret scientific knowledge for an unblemished devotee like you.  Acquiring this knowledge will bring you freedom from the world full of somows. (somas,soma’s, somme’s, sumo’s)

(1)

 Raja-vidya raja-guhyam pavitram idam uttamam

Pratyaksavagamam dharmyam susukham kartum avyayam

 This knowledge including the scientific bearing is nothing short of being prime in the field of knowledge, perfectly pure, top among secrets, bring about obvious results, based on religion and is extremely easy to follow.

(2)

   Asraddadhanah purusa dharmasyasya parantapa

Aprapya mam nivartante mrtyu-samsara-vartmani

 Partamp, according to this religion a person who doesnot have devotion connot realise me.  Instead be keeps on wandering in this transient world.

(3)

 Maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina

Mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na caham tesv avasthitah

 The entire world is replete with my manifestations just as water with ice.  And all beings are present in Me Hasid on ‘Sankalp’ but I am not, in reality, residing in these beings.

(4)

Na cha mat-sthani bhutani pasya me yogam aisvaram

  Bhuta-bhrn na cha bhuta-stho mamatma bhuta-bhavanah

 These beings are also not physically present in Me.  You may worrder at my gouty yogic streeth (stretch, street, streets) that inspire of being the cause of the birth of these beings and inspire of being responsible for their sustenance and growth, my soul in fact in not present among these beings.

(5)

 Yathakasa-sthito nityam vayuh sarvatra-go mahan

                   Tatha sarvani bhutani mat-sthanity upadharaya

Just as the aire in the sky bom of the sky and remains in the sky, all the creatures are born of my decision and therefore are considered to be present in ME.

(6)

 Sarva-bhutani kaunteya prakrtim yanti mamikam

                    Kalpa-ksaye punas tani kalpadau visrjamy aham

All the beings merge in my nature at the end of the Kalp and are again create in the new beginning of the ‘Kalp’.

(7)

 Prakrtim svam avastabhya visrjami punah punah

Bhuta-gramam imam krtsnam avasam prakrter vasat

 Embracing my own nature, with the inherent power within, I keep on creating all turing beings according to their own ‘Karma’.

(8)

 Na cha mam tani karmani nibadhnanti dhananjaya

                  Udasinavad asinam asaktam tesu karmasu

The Karma donot bind me as I am present or I am the cause of these  Karmas without the ego of being the Doev.

(9)

 Mayadhyaksena prakrtih suyate sa-characaram

                     Hetunanena kaunteya jagad viparivartate

Arjun the nature inspired by Me the almighty keeps on creating this universe and in this manner the entire cosmos keeps on moving in a cycle.

(10)

 Avajananti mam mudha manusim tanum asritam

 Param bhavam ajananto mama bhuta-mahesvaram

 The ignorant people who do not understand my prime attribute and consider me another ordinary human being, and even though I attain this  human form and wander in the worldly life only to benefit the human society stile they consider me the Almighty as an another ordinary human being.

(11)

 Moghasa mogha-karmano mogha-jnana vicetasah

                   Raksasim asurim chaiva prakrtim mohinim sritah

These people engaged in futile actions, having useless knowledge, and nurturing futile hopes, infact, are persons with limited intellect and assume ‘Rakshasi’, ‘Asuri’ or ‘Mohini’ ‘Prakriti’.

(12)

 Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah

                 Bhajanty ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam

But son of Kunti, Arjun, the great souls who assume ‘Devi’ prakriti they understand ME as the endless cause of all the beings and relising me alone as immortal and beyond destruction, worship me wholeheartedly.

(13)

  Satatam kirtayanto mam yatantas cha drdha-vratah

Namasyantas cha mam bhaktya nitya-yukta upasate

 These decisive devotees always meditate an my name and my attributes, keep on saluting and greeting me and worship me wholeheatctedly with love.

(14)

 Jnana-yajnena chapy anye yajanto mam upasate

                     Ekatvena prthaktvena bahudha visvato-mukham

 Others, knowledgeable yogis sincerely worship my formless concept ‘Brahman’ which is without any attributes.  There are still others who worship Me differently in various forms.

(15)

 Aham kratur aham yajnah svadhaham aham ausadham

               Mantro ham aham evajyam aham agnir aham hutam

I am the seasons; I am the yajna; I am ‘Swadha’; I am the medicine; I am the Mantra; I am the Ghee; I am fire; and I am the action of performing ‘Havana’.

(16)

 Pitaham asya jagato mata dhata pitamahah

Vedyam pavitram omkara rk sama yajur eva cha

 The one who has assured this entire universe and who is also its cause, the giver of the results and achievements of the actions, the mother, the father, the respected elder, worthy o knowing, pure ‘Omkar’ ‘Arigveda’ ‘Samveda’ and ‘ Yajurveda’.

(17)

 Gatir bharta prabhuh saksi nivasah saranam suhrt

Prabhavah pralayah sthanam nidhanam bijam avyayam

 The prime about worthy of attainment, the lord at all, responsible to maintain everyone, interested in goodness of all for all, without any end in view, desiring growth, progress and benefit for everyone, cause for birth and denise, basis of being, basis of emulation, and unending cause of everything.

(18)

  Tapamy aham aham varsam nigrhnamy usrjami cha

Amrtam chaiva mrtyus cha sad asach chaham arjuna

 I am the infinite heat of the Sun.  I only gather the clouds and cause the rain.  Arjun, I am the nectar and death and I am the Truth and the Lie.

(19)

 Trai-vidya mam soma-pah puta-papa

                              Yajnair istva svargatim prarthayante

                              Te punyam asadya surendra-lokam

                              Asnanti divyan divi deva-bhogan

The performers of all ends-in-view deeds as described in the three vedas, those who drink the pure whine of life, the sinless pure people who perform the yajna to achieve heaven; these people as a result of their good deeds, attain heaven and enjoy the devine pleasures of the demigods.

(20)

 Te tam bhuktva svarga-lokam visalam

                              Ksine punye martya-lokam visanti

                              Evam trayi-dharmam anuprapanna

                              Gatagatam kama-kama labhante

After enjoying in the enormous heaven, when there virtue of good deeds are depleted, they return to the ‘Mrityulok’ i.e. the earth.  In this manner these people who perform their duties desiring the and the devine pleasures repeatedly go into this cycle of heaven and earth.

(21)

 Ananyas cintayanto mam ye janah paryupasate

 Tesam nityabhiyuktanam yoga-ksemam vahamy aham

 And the compassionate devotees who meditate and worship me withous any ends in view or without any desires, I myself ensure their attainments and their perserving these or maintaining these attainments.

(22)

 Ye py anya-devata-bhakta yajante sraddhayanvitah

                   Te pi mam eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-purvakam

Arjun, even though the selfish but devoted followers worship other demigods but infact in reality they only worship Me.  But their worship of this kind is ignorant and of limited duration.

(23)

 Aham hi sarva-yajnanam bhokta cha prabhur eva cha

                Na tu mam abhijananti tattvenatas chyavanti te

Because I am the lord and receiver of all the yajnas.  But because neither they know this nor they understand, they donot realise the basic nature of Mine, the almighty; they fall from grace and get into new birth.

(24)

  Yanti deva-vrata devan pitrn yanti pitr-vratah

Bhutani yanti bhutejya yanti mad-yajino pi mam

 Those who worship demigods become demigod, people who worsh Pitras become Pitras.  Mose worshipping great human beings the mselves become these.  But those who worship ‘Me’ in effect attain Me.

(25)

Patram puspam phalam to yam yo me bhaktya prayacchati

            Tad aham bhakty-upahrtam asnami prayatatmanah

The devotee who offers me with live leaves, flowers, fruits or water          I heartily receive and costume these offering assuming a worldly torn.

(26)

 Yat karosi yad asnasi yaj juhosi dadasi yat

Yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kurusva mad arpanam

 Arjun whatever action you perform, whatever you eat and the havan that you perform or what you donate or your performance of ‘tapa’; you dedicate all these to Me.

(27)

 Subhasubha-phalair evam moksyase karma-bandhanaih

              Sannyasa-yoga-yuktatma vimukto mam upaisyasi

In this manner when you dedicate all your deeds to Me the Almighty, you will be breed from the ‘Karmabandhan’ as a result of your unattached unselfish deeds and after attaining this freedom you will assume my form or you will merge with.

(28)

  Samo ham sarva-bhutesu na me dvesyo sti na priyah

Ye bhajanti tu mam bhaktya mayi te tesu chapy aham

 I am ingrained in all beings in ‘Samabhat’ with the spirit for all.  No one is dear to me nor I hate anyone.  But those who worship me with love and devotion they reside in Me and I live in their hearts.

(29)

 Api chet suduracharo bhajate mam ananya-bhak

Sadhur eva sa mantavyah samyag vyavasitto hi sah

 Even if a dire sinner once worship me sincerely, he is worthy to be known as a sage because he is a decisive person who has carefully decided that there is nothing so good as the worship of the Almighty.

(30)

 Ksipram bhavati dharmatma sasvac-chantim nigacchati

               Kaunteya pratijanihi na me bhaktah pranasyati

 He soon becomes a Dharmatma and attains permanent prime peace.  Arjun you must understand and be convinced that my devotee is never destroyed.  (31)

 Mam hi partha vyapasritya ye pi syuh papa-yonayah

                  Striyo vaisyas tatha sudras te pi yanti param gatim

Arjun woman, vaish and shudra and even chandal whoever approaches me with love and devotion, attains the prime Gati after death.

(32)

 Kim punar brahmanah punya bhakta rajarsayas tatha

Anityam asukham lokam imam prapya bhajasva mam

 And undoubtedly the virtuous brahmins, and the royal devotees who seek my refuge attain the prime place.  Therefore in this mortal, human body all the time you must worship Me.

(33)

 Man-mana bhava mad-bhakto mad-yaji mam namaskuru

             Mam evaisyasi yuktvaivam atmanam mat-parayanah

 You must long for Me, become my devotee, my worshipper and always greet me with respect.  In this manner when you fix you mind and Atma in Me you will attain Me.

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