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Soul & knowledgeChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.1

Confidential spiritual knowledge and faith

श्रीभगवानुवाच

इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे ।

ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽश‍ुभात् ॥ १ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

idaṁ tu te guhya-tamaṁ

pravakṣyāmy anasūyave

jñānaṁ vijñāna-sahitaṁ

yaj jñātvā mokṣyase ’śubhāt

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: My dear Arjuna, because you are never envious of Me, I shall impart to you this most confidential knowledge and realization, knowing which you shall be relieved of the miseries of material existence.

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The Most Confidential Knowledge

  1. 1Because Arjuna is not envious of Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa offers him the most confidential knowledge and realization, which free one from material suffering.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that this knowledge is pure devotional service. Its practices, such as hearing and chanting, purify the heart and help one understand Kṛṣṇa.
  3. 3Hear and discuss Kṛṣṇa with devotees, and sincerely try to understand what you hear to advance spiritually.

Where we are

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Chapter 9, The Most Confidential Knowledge: confidential spiritual knowledge and faith.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Discern the eternal self from the temporary.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: ātmā, jñāna.

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Related verses

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BG 9.2Confidential spiritual knowledge and faithBG 9.3Confidential spiritual knowledge and faithBG 2.13The self endures bodily changeBG 4.34The humility of real inquiry

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