Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā pārāyaṇa - navamo'dhyāyaḥ

(Srimad Bhagavad Gita Parayana - Chapter 9 in English (IAST))

From Mahabharata

This text constitutes the ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, famously known as the Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Attributed to the sage Vyasa within the epic Mahabharata, it captures Lord Krishna revealing the sovereign knowledge and secret of secrets to Arjuna. The chapter emphasizes that devotion is the most accessible path to the Divine, transcending worldly limitations. Chanting or studying this chapter is believed to purify the practitioner, dissolve past sins, and foster a deep, unwavering sense of surrender and spiritual clarity, leading the seeker toward ultimate liberation.

oṃ śrīparamātmane namaḥ

atha navamo'dhyāyaḥ

rājavidyārājaguhyayogaḥ śrī bhagavānuvāca

idaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃ pravakṣyāmyanasūyave |
jñānaṃ vijñānasahitaṃ yajjñātvā mokṣyase'śubhāt||1||
rājavidyā rājaguhyaṃ pavitramidamuttamam |
pratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃ susukhaṃ kartumavyayam ||2||
aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣāḥ dharmasyāsya parantapa |
aprāpya māṃ nivartante mṛtyusaṃsāravartmani ||3||
mayā tatamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadavyaktamūrtinā |
matsthāni sarvabhūtāni na cāhaṃ teṣvavasthitaḥ ||4||
na ca matsthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogamaiśvaram |
bhūtabhṛnna ca bhūtasthaḥ mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ ||5||
yathā''kāśasthito nityaṃ vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān |
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni matsthānītyupadhāraya ||6||
sarvabhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṃ yānti māmikām |
kalpakṣaye punastāni kalpādau visṛjāmyaham ||7||
prakṛtiṃ svāmavaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ |
bhūtagrāmamimaṃ kṛtsnam avaśaṃ prakṛtervaśāt ||8||
na ca māṃ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya |
udāsīnavadāsīnam asaktaṃ teṣu karmasu ||9||
mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram |
hetunā'nena kaunteya jagadviparivartate ||10||
avajānanti māṃ mūḍhāḥ mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam |
paraṃ bhāvamajānantaḥ mama bhūtamaheśvaram ||11||
moghāśā moghakarmāṇaḥ moghajñānā vicetasaḥ |
rākṣasīmāsurīṃ caiva prakṛtiṃ mohinīṃ śritāḥ ||12||
mahātmānastu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtimāśritāḥ |
bhajantyananyamanasaḥ jñātvā bhūtādimavyayam ||13||
satataṃ kīrtayanto māṃ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ |
namasyantaśca māṃ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate ||14||
jñānayajñena cāpyanye yajanto māmupāsate |
ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham ||15||
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhāhamahamauṣadham |
mantro'hamahamevājyam ahamagnirahaṃ hutam ||16||
pitā'hamasya jagataḥ mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ |
vedyaṃ pavitramoṅkāraḥ ṛksāma yajureva ca ||17||
gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt |
prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījamavyayam ||18||
tapāmyahamahaṃ varṣaṃ nigṛhṇāmyutsṛjāmi ca |
amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca sadasaccāhamarjuna ||19||
traividyā māṃ somapāḥ pūtapāpāḥ yajñairiṣṭvā svargatiṃ prārthayante |
te puṇyamāsādya surendralokam aśnanti divyāndivi devabhogān ||20||
te taṃ bhuktvā svargalokaṃ viśālaṃ kṣīṇe puṇye martyalokaṃ viśanti |
evaṃ trayīdharmamanuprapannāḥ gatāgataṃ kāmakāmā labhante ||21||
ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate |
teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham ||22||
ye'pyanyadevatā bhaktāḥ yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ |
te'pi māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam ||23||
ahaṃ hi sarvayajñānāṃ bhoktā ca prabhureva ca |
na tu māmabhijānanti tattvenātaścyavanti te ||24||
yānti devavratā devān pitṝnyānti pitṛvratāḥ |
bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyāḥ yānti madyājino'pi mām ||25||
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati |
tadahaṃ bhaktyupahṛtam aśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ ||26||
yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat |
yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam ||27||
śubhāśubhaphalairevaṃ mokṣyase karmabandhanaiḥ |
sannyāsayogayuktātmā vimukto māmupaiṣyasi ||28||
samo'haṃ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥ |
ye bhajanti tu māṃ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpyaham ||29||
api cetsudurācāraḥ bhajate māmananyabhāk |
sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ ||30||
kṣipraṃ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṃ nigacchati |
kaunteya prati jānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati ||31||
māṃ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye'pi syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ |
striyo vaiśyāstathā śūdrāḥ te'pi yānti parāṃ gatim ||32||
kiṃ punarbrāhmaṇāḥ puṇyāḥ bhaktā rājarṣayastathā |
anityamasukhaṃ lokam imaṃ prāpya bhajasva mām ||33||
manmanā bhava madbhaktaḥ madyājī māṃ namaskuru |
māmevaiṣyasi yuktvaivam ātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ ||34||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde rājavidyārājaguhyayogo nāma navamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

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