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Soul & knowledgeChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
9.19.3

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.2

Confidential spiritual knowledge and faith

राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।

प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ॥ २ ॥

rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ

pavitram idam uttamam

pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ

su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam

Translation

This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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The King of Education

  1. 1This knowledge is the highest education and deepest secret. It is pure, everlasting, and joyful to practice, giving direct realization of the self.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that this knowledge reaches its highest point in devotional service to Kṛṣṇa, which gradually removes all sinful reactions.
  3. 3Chant Kṛṣṇa’s holy names without offenses. The purport explains that this brings spiritual joy and purification.

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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 9.1Confidential 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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