Śrīmad Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 9 of 18
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — The Yoga of Sovereign Knowledge and Sovereign Secret
राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगः
Krishna reveals what he calls the most confidential and sovereign knowledge: that he pervades the entire universe in unmanifest form, sustaining all beings without being confined within them, much as the wind, though everywhere, always remains within space. He contrasts those who disregard him, seeing only his human form, with the great souls who recognize his true nature and worship him single-mindedly. He describes himself as every element of ritual and sacrifice, as the source and dissolution of the universe, and explains that even simple offerings made with devotion -- a leaf, a flower, fruit, water -- are accepted by him. The chapter closes with Krishna's assurance that devotion to him is available to everyone regardless of background, and that his devotee is never lost.
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Krishna
9.1
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे। ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्॥
idaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃ pravakṣyāmyanasūyave, jñānaṃ vijñānasahitaṃ yajjñātvā mokṣyase'śubhāt.
हिन्दी अर्थ
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- यह अत्यन्त गोपनीय विज्ञानसहित ज्ञान दोषदृष्टिरहित तेरे लिये तो मैं फिर अच्छी तरहसे कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर तू अशुभसे अर्थात् जन्म-मरणरूप संसारसे मुक्त हो जायगा।
English
Lord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to thee, since thou doubtest not, that profound mysticism, which when followed by experience, shall liberate thee from sin.
Krishna says he will now reveal a profound, mystical knowledge to Arjuna, who is free of envy, which will free him from evil.
Krishna
9.2
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्। प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्॥
rājavidyā rājaguhyaṃ pavitramidamuttamam, pratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃ susukhaṃ kartumavyayam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
यह सम्पूर्ण विद्याओंका और सम्पूर्ण गोपनीयोंका राजा है। यह अति पवित्र तथा अतिश्रेष्ठ है और इसका फल भी प्रत्यक्ष है। यह धर्ममय है, अविनाशी है और करनेमें बहुत सुगम है अर्थात् इसको प्राप्त करना बहुत सुगम है।
English
This is the Premier Science, the Sovereign Secret, the Purest and Best; intuitional, righteous; and to him who practiseth it pleasant beyond measure.
This is the highest knowledge, the greatest secret, most pure, directly realizable, righteous, easy to practice, and everlasting.
Krishna
9.3
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप। अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि॥
aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā dharmasyāsya parantapa, aprāpya māṃ nivartante mṛtyusaṃsāravartmani.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे परंतप! इस धर्मकी महिमापर श्रद्धा न रखनेवाले मनुष्य मेरे प्राप्त न होकर मृत्युरूप संसारके मार्गमें लौटते रहते हैं अर्थात् बार-बार जन्मते-मरते रहते हैं।
English
They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find Me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world.
Those without faith in this teaching do not attain Krishna; they remain trapped in the cycle of birth and death.
Krishna
9.4
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना। मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः॥
mayā tatamidaṃ sarvaṃ jagadavyaktamūrtinā, matsthāni sarvabhūtāni na cāhaṃ teṣvavasthitaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
यह सब संसार मेरे निराकार स्वरूपसे व्याप्त है। सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मेरेमें स्थित हैं; परन्तु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूँ तथा वे प्राणी भी मुझ में स्थित नहीं हैं -- मेरे इस ईश्वर-सम्बन्धी योग-(सामर्थ्य-) को देख ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको उत्पन्न करनेवाला और उनका धारण, भरण-पोषण करनेवाला मेरा स्वरूप उन प्राणियोंमें स्थित नहीं है।
English
The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not seen. All living things have their being in Me, yet I am not limited by them.
The entire universe is pervaded by Krishna in his unmanifest form; all beings exist within him, yet he is not confined within them.
Krishna
9.5
न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्। भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः॥
na ca matsthāni bhūtāni paśya me yogamaiśvaram, bhūtabhṛnna ca bhūtastho mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
यह सब संसार मेरे निराकार स्वरूपसे व्याप्त है। सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मुझ में स्थित हैं; परन्तु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूँ तथा वे प्राणी भी मेरेमें स्थित नहीं हैं -- मेरे इस ईश्वर-सम्बन्धी योग-(सामर्थ्य-) को देख ! सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको उत्पन्न करनेवाला और उनका धारण, भरण-पोषण करनेवाला मेरा स्वरूप उन प्राणियोंमें स्थित नहीं है।
English
Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in Me. Such is My Divine Sovereignty that though I, the Supreme Self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside.
Beings do not truly dwell within Krishna either; his divine power sustains and creates all beings without him being contained in them.
Krishna
9.6
यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्। तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय॥
yathā''kāśasthito nityaṃ vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān, tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni matsthānītyupadhāraya.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जैसे सब जगह विचरनेवाली महान् वायु नित्य ही आकाशमें स्थित रहती है, ऐसे ही सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मुझमें ही स्थित रहते हैं -- ऐसा तुम मान लो।
English
As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place but space, so have all these beings no home but Me.
Just as the vast wind, moving everywhere, always remains within space, all beings likewise dwell within Krishna.
Krishna
9.7
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्। कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्॥
sarvabhūtāni kaunteya prakṛtiṃ yānti māmikām, kalpakṣaye punastāni kalpādau visṛjāmyaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! कल्पोंका क्षय होनेपर सम्पूर्ण प्राणी मेरी प्रकृतिको प्राप्त होते हैं और कल्पोंके आदिमें मैं फिर उनकी रचना करता हूँ।
English
All beings, O Arjuna, return at the close of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the beginning of the next I send them forth again.
At the end of a cosmic cycle, all beings dissolve into Krishna's material nature; at the start of the next, he sends them forth again.
Krishna
9.8
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः। भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्॥
prakṛtiṃ svāmavaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ, bhūtagrāmamimaṃ kṛtsnamavaśaṃ prakṛtervaśāt.
हिन्दी अर्थ
प्रकृतिके वशमें होनेसे परतन्त्र हुए इस सम्पूर्ण प्राणिसमुदायको मैं (कल्पोंके आदिमें) अपनी प्रकृतिको वशमें करके बार-बार रचता हूँ।
English
With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will.
Krishna repeatedly creates this whole multitude of beings, again and again, controlling material nature, though they act without full control of their own.
Krishna
9.9
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय। उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु॥
na ca māṃ tāni karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanañjaya, udāsīnavadāsīnamasaktaṃ teṣu karmasu.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे धनञ्जय ! उन (सृष्टि-रचना आदि) कर्मोंमें अनासक्त और उदासीनकी तरह रहते हुए मेरेको वे कर्म नहीं बाँधते।
English
But these acts of mine do not bind Me. I remain outside and unattached.
These actions do not bind Krishna, since he remains detached, as one unattached, observing from beyond.
Krishna
9.10
मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्। हेतुनाऽनेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते॥
mayā'dhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram, hetunā'nena kaunteya jagadviparivartate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
प्रकृति मेरी अध्यक्षतामें सम्पूर्ण चराचर जगत् को रचती है। हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! इसी हेतुसे जगत् का विविध प्रकारसे परिवर्तन होता है।
English
Under my guidance, Nature produces all things movable and immovable. Thus it is, O Arjuna, that this universe revolves.
Under Krishna's oversight, material nature produces everything, animate and inanimate; through this, the universe continues to turn.
Krishna
9.11
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्। परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्॥
avajānanti māṃ mūḍhā mānuṣīṃ tanumāśritam, paraṃ bhāvamajānanto mama bhūtamaheśvaram.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मूर्खलोग मेरे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंके महान् ईश्वररूप परमभावको न जानते हुए मुझे मनुष्यशरीरके आश्रित मानकर अर्थात् साधारण मनुष्य मानकर मेरी अवज्ञा करते हैं।
English
Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all.
Fools disregard Krishna when he takes a human form, not knowing his higher nature as the supreme Lord of all beings.
Krishna
9.12
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः। राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः॥
moghāśā moghakarmāṇo moghajñānā vicetasaḥ, rākṣasīmāsurīṃ caiva prakṛtiṃ mohinīṃ śritāḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जिनकी सब आशाएँ व्यर्थ होती हैं, सब शुभ-कर्म व्यर्थ होते हैं और सब ज्ञान व्यर्थ होते हैं अर्थात् जिनकी आशाएँ, कर्म और ज्ञान सत्-फल देनेवाले नहीं होते, ऐसे अविवेकी मनुष्य आसुरी, राक्षसी और मोहिनी फकृतिका आश्रय लेते हैं।
English
Their hopes are vain, their actions worthless, their knowledge futile; they are without sense, deceitful, barbarous and godless.
Their hopes are in vain, their actions fruitless, their knowledge useless -- they are lost in delusion, deceptive, demonic in nature.
Krishna
9.13
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः। भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्॥
mahātmānastu māṃ pārtha daivīṃ prakṛtimāśritāḥ, bhajantyananyamanaso jñātvā bhūtādimavyayam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
परन्तु हे पृथानन्दन ! दैवी प्रकृतिके आश्रित अनन्यमनवाले महात्मालोग मुझे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंका आदि और अविनाशी समझकर मेरा भजन करते हैं।
English
But the Great Souls, O Arjuna! Filled with My Divine Spirit, they worship Me, they fix their minds on Me and on Me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable Source of being.
Great souls, however, taking refuge in the divine nature, worship Krishna single-mindedly, knowing him as the imperishable source of all beings.
Krishna
9.14
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः। नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते॥
satataṃ kīrtayanto māṃ yatantaśca dṛḍhavratāḥ, namasyantaśca māṃ bhaktyā nityayuktā upāsate.
हिन्दी अर्थ
नित्य- (मेरेमें) युक्त मनुष्य दृढ़व्रती होकर लगनपूर्वक साधनमें लगे हुए और भक्तिपूर्वक कीर्तन करते हुए तथा नमस्कार करते हुये निरन्तर मेरी उपासना करते हैं।
English
Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion.
Constantly glorifying Krishna, striving with firm resolve, bowing to him with devotion, they worship him continuously.
Krishna
9.15
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते। एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्॥
jñānayajñena cāpyanye yajanto māmupāsate, ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
दूसरे साधक ज्ञानयज्ञके द्वारा एकीभावसे (अभेद-भावसे) मेरा पूजन करते हुए मेरी उपासना करते हैं और दूसरे कई साधक अपनेको पृथक् मानकर चारों तरफ मुखवाले मेरे विराट्ररुपकी अर्थात् संसारको मेरा विराट्ररुप मानकर (सेव्य-सेवकभावसे) मेरी अनेक प्रकारसे उपासना करते हैं।
English
Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, the Universal.
Others worship Krishna through the sacrifice of knowledge, seeing him as one, as many, and in countless forms facing every direction.
Krishna
9.16
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्। मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्॥
ahaṃ kraturahaṃ yajñaḥ svadhā'hamahamauṣadham, maṃtro'hamahamevājyamahamagnirahaṃ hutam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
क्रतु मैं हूँ, यज्ञ मैं हूँ, स्वधा मैं हूँ, औषध मैं हूँ, मन्त्र मैं हूँ, घृत मैं हूँ, अग्नि मैं हूँ और हवनरूप क्रिया भी मैं हूँ। जाननेयोग्य पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ। इस सम्पूर्ण जगत्का पिता, धाता, माता, पितामह, गति, भर्ता, प्रभु, साक्षी, निवास, आश्रय, सुहृद्, उत्पत्ति, प्रलय, स्थान, निधान तथा अविनाशी बीज भी मैं ही हूँ।
English
I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering.
Krishna says he is the ritual, the sacrifice, the offering to ancestors, the herb, the sacred chant, the clarified butter, the fire, and the act of offering itself.
Krishna
9.17
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः। वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च॥
pitā'hamasya jagato mātā dhātā pitāmahaḥ, vedyaṃ pavitramoṃkāra ṛk sāma yajureva ca.
हिन्दी अर्थ
क्रतु मैं हूँ, यज्ञ मैं हूँ, स्वधा मैं हूँ, औषध मैं हूँ, मन्त्र मैं हूँ, घृत मैं हूँ, अग्नि मैं हूँ और हवनरूप क्रिया भी मैं हूँ। जाननेयोग्य पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ। इस सम्पूर्ण जगत् का पिता, धाता, माता, पितामह, गति, भर्ता, प्रभु, साक्षी, निवास, आश्रय, सुहृद्, उत्पत्ति, प्रलय, स्थान, निधान तथा अविनाशी बीज भी मैं ही हूँ।
English
I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures.
Krishna is the father, mother, sustainer, and grandfather of this universe, the object of knowledge, the purifier, the syllable Om, and the sacred scriptures.
Krishna
9.18
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्। प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्॥
gatirbhartā prabhuḥ sākṣī nivāsaḥ śaraṇaṃ suhṛt, prabhavaḥ pralayaḥ sthānaṃ nidhānaṃ bījamavyayam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
क्रतु मैं हूँ, यज्ञ मैं हूँ, स्वधा मैं हूँ, औषध मैं हूँ, मन्त्र मैं हूँ, घृत मैं हूँ, अग्नि मैं हूँ और हवनरूप क्रिया भी मैं हूँ। जाननेयोग्य पवित्र, ओंकार, ऋग्वेद, सामवेद और यजुर्वेद भी मैं ही हूँ। इस सम्पूर्ण जगत्का पिता, धाता, माता, पितामह, गति, भर्ता, प्रभु, साक्षी, निवास, आश्रय, सुहृद्, उत्पत्ति, प्रलय, स्थान, निधान तथा अविनाशी बीज भी मैं ही हूँ।
English
I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable.
Krishna is the goal, the sustainer, the lord, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the friend, the origin, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasury, and the eternal seed.
Krishna
9.19
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च। अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन॥
tapāmyahamahaṃ varṣaṃ nigṛhṇāmyutsṛjāmi ca, amṛtaṃ caiva mṛtyuśca sadasaccāhamarjuna.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे अर्जुन ! (संसारके हितके लिये) मैं ही सूर्यरूपसे तपता हूँ, जलको ग्रहण करता हूँ और फिर उस जलको वर्षारूपसे बरसा देता हूँ। (और तो क्या कहूँ) अमृत और मृत्यु तथा सत् और असत् भी मैं ही हूँ।
English
I am the Heat of the Sun, I release and hold back the Rains. I am Death and Immortality; I am Being and Not-Being.
Krishna gives heat as the sun, withholds and sends forth the rain; he is both immortality and death, and both being and non-being.
Krishna
9.20
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते। ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्॥
traividyā māṃ somapāḥ pūtapāpā yajñairiṣṭvā svargatiṃ prārthayante, te puṇyamāsādya surendraloka maśnanti divyāndivi devabhogān.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वेदत्रयीमें कहे हुए सकाम अनुष्ठानको करनेवाले और सोमरसको पीनेवाले जो पापरहित मनुष्य यज्ञोंके द्वारा इन्द्ररूपसे मेरा पूजन करके स्वर्ग-प्राप्तिकी प्रार्थना करते हैं, वे पुण्यके फलस्वरूप इन्द्रलोकको प्राप्त करके वहाँ स्वर्गमें देवताओंके दिव्य भोगोंको भोगते हैं।
English
Those who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, but who while worshipping Me with sacrifices pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where lives the Controller of the Powers of Nature, and they enjoy the feasts of Paradise.
Those learned in the three Vedas, who drink the sacred Soma and seek heaven through ritual sacrifice, reach the heavenly world and enjoy the pleasures of the gods.
Krishna
9.21
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति। एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते॥
te taṃ bhuktvā svargalokaṃ viśālaṃ kṣīṇe puṇye martyalokaṃ viśanti, eva trayīdharmamanuprapannā gatāgataṃ kāmakāmā labhante.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वे उस विशाल स्वर्गलोकके भोगोंको भोगकर पुण्य क्षीण होनेपर मृत्युलोकमें आ जाते हैं। इस प्रकार तीनों वेदोंमें कहे हुए सकाम धर्मका आश्रय लिये हुए भोगोंकी कामना करनेवाले मनुष्य आवागमनको प्राप्त होते हैं।
English
Yet although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, nevertheless, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfill their own desires, they must depart and return again and again.
Having enjoyed that vast heavenly world, once their merit is exhausted, they return to the mortal world -- so those who follow ritual for personal gain go back and forth.
Krishna
9.22
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते। तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥
ananyāścintayanto māṃ ye janāḥ paryupāsate, teṣāṃ nityābhiyuktānāṃ yogakṣemaṃ vahāmyaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो अनन्य भक्त मेरा चिन्तन करते हुए मेरी उपासना करते हैं, मेरेमें निरन्तर लगे हुए उन भक्तोंका योगक्षेम (अप्राप्तकी प्राप्ति और प्राप्तकी रक्षा) मैं वहन करता हूँ।
English
But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain.
For those who worship Krishna alone with undivided devotion, constantly steadfast, Krishna personally provides for what they lack and preserves what they have.
Krishna
9.23
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्॥
ye'pyanyadevatā bhaktā yajante śraddhayā'nvitāḥ, te'pi māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे कुन्तीनन्दन! जो भी भक्त (मनुष्य) श्रद्धापूर्वक अन्य देवताओंका पूजन करते हैं, वे भी करते हैं मेरा ही पूजन, पर करते है अविधिपूर्वक
English
Even those who worship the lesser Powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship Me, though not in the right way.
Even those who worship other deities with faith are, in truth, worshipping Krishna -- though not in the proper way.
Krishna
9.24
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च। न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते॥
ahaṃ hi sarvayajñānāṃ bhoktā ca prabhureva ca, na tu māmabhijānanti tattvenātaścyavanti te.
हिन्दी अर्थ
क्योंकि मैं ही सम्पूर्ण यज्ञोंका भोक्ता और स्वामी भी हूँ; परन्तु वे मेरेको तत्त्वसे नहीं जानते, इसीसे उनका पतन होता है।
English
I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back.
Krishna is the true enjoyer and lord of all sacrifice, but those who do not truly know this fall back into the cycle of rebirth.
Krishna
9.25
यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः। भूतानि यान्ति भूतेज्या यान्ति मद्याजिनोऽपि माम्॥
yānti devavratā devān pitṛ़nyānti pitṛvratāḥ, bhūtāni yānti bhūtejyā yānti madyājino'pi mām.
हिन्दी अर्थ
(सकामभावसे) देवताओंका पूजन करनेवाले (शरीर छोड़नेपर) देवताओंको प्राप्त होते हैं। पितरोंका पूजन करनेवाले पितरोंको प्राप्त होते हैं। भूत-प्रेतोंका पूजन करनेवाले भूत-प्रेतोंको प्राप्त होते हैं। परन्तु मेरा पूजन करनेवाले मुझे ही प्राप्त होते हैं।
English
The votaries of the lesser Powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the Powers of Darkness, to such Powers shall they go; and so, too, those who worship Me shall come to Me.
Worshippers of the gods go to the gods, worshippers of ancestors go to the ancestors, worshippers of spirits go to spirits, and those who worship Krishna come to Krishna.
Krishna
9.26
पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति। तदहं भक्त्युपहृतमश्नामि प्रयतात्मनः॥
patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ yo me bhaktyā prayacchati, tadahaṃ bhaktyupahṛtamaśnāmi prayatātmanaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो भक्त पत्र, पुष्प, फल, जल आदि (यथासाध्य प्राप्त वस्तु) को भक्तिपूर्वक मेरे अर्पण करता है, उस मेरेमें तल्लीन हुए अन्तःकरणवाले भक्तके द्वारा भक्तिपूर्वक दिये हुए उपहार-(भेंट-) को मैं खा लेता हूँ।
English
Whatever a man offers to Me, whether it be a leaf, or a flower, or fruit, or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and purity of mind.
Whoever offers Krishna a leaf, a flower, fruit, or water with devotion, Krishna accepts that offering from the pure-hearted devotee.
Krishna
9.27
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्। यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्॥
yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat, yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे कुन्तीपुत्र ! तू जो कुछ करता है, जो कुछ खाता है, जो कुछ यज्ञ करता है, जो कुछ दान देता है और जो कुछ तप करता है, वह सब मेरे अर्पण कर दे।
English
Whatever thou doest, whatever thou dost eat, whatever thou dost sacrifice and give, whatever austerities thou practisest, do all as an offering to Me.
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give away, whatever austerity you practice -- do it all as an offering to Krishna.
Krishna
9.28
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः। संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि॥
śubhāśubhaphalairevaṃ mokṣyase karmabandhanaiḥ, saṃnyāsayogayuktātmā vimukto māmupaiṣyasi.
हिन्दी अर्थ
इस प्रकार मेरे अर्पण करनेसे जिनसे कर्मबन्धन होता है, ऐसे शुभ (विहित) और अशुभ (निषिद्ध) सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंके फलोंसे तू मुक्त हो जायगा। ऐसे अपनेसहित सब कुछ मेरे अर्पण करनेवाला और सबसे मुक्त हुआ तू मेरेको प्राप्त हो जायगा।
English
So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free.
In this way you will be freed from the bondage of action and its results, whether good or bad, and through renunciation you will attain Krishna.
Krishna
9.29
समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः। ये भजन्ति तु मां भक्त्या मयि ते तेषु चाप्यहम्॥
samo'haṃ sarvabhūteṣu na me dveṣyo'sti na priyaḥ, ye bhajanti tu māṃ bhaktyā mayi te teṣu cāpyaham.
हिन्दी अर्थ
मैं सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंमें समान हूँ। उन प्राणियोंमें न तो कोई मेरा द्वेषी है और न कोई प्रिय है। परन्तु जो भक्तिपूर्वक मेरा भजन करते हैं, वे मेरेमें हैं और मैं उनमें हूँ।
English
I am the same to all beings. I favour none, and I hate none. But those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me, and I in them.
Krishna is equally present in all beings; none is hateful to him, none is dear above others -- but those who worship him with devotion dwell in him, and he in them.
Krishna
9.30
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्। साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः॥
api cetsudurācāro bhajate māmananyabhāk, sādhureva sa mantavyaḥ samyagvyavasito hi saḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
अगर कोई दुराचारी-से-दुराचारी भी अनन्यभावसे मेरा भजन करता है, तो उसको साधु ही मानना चाहिये। कारण कि उसने निश्चय बहुत अच्छी तरह कर लिया है।
English
Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path.
Even one of poor conduct, if devoted to Krishna with unwavering focus, should be considered righteous, for their resolve is rightly placed.
Krishna
9.31
क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति। कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति॥
kṣipraṃ bhavati dharmātmā śaśvacchāntiṃ nigacchati, kaunteya pratijānīhi na me bhaktaḥ praṇaśyati.
हिन्दी अर्थ
वह तत्काल (उसी क्षण) धर्मात्मा हो जाता है और निरन्तर रहनेवाली शान्तिको प्राप्त हो जाता है। हे कुन्तीनन्दन ! तुम प्रतिज्ञा करो कि मेरे भक्तका विनाश (पतन) नहीं होता।
English
He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost.
Such a person soon becomes righteous and attains lasting peace; Krishna declares plainly that his devotee is never lost.
Krishna
9.32
मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः। स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्॥
māṃ hi pārtha vyapāśritya ye'pi syuḥ pāpayonayaḥ, striyo vaiśyāstathā śūdrāste'pi yānti parāṃ gatim.
हिन्दी अर्थ
हे पृथानन्दन ! जो भी पापयोनिवाले हों तथा जो भी स्त्रियाँ, वैश्य और शूद्र हों, वे भी सर्वथा मेरे शरण होकर निःसन्देह परमगतिको प्राप्त हो जाते हैं।
English
For even the children of sinful parents, and those miscalled the weaker sex, and merchants, and labourers, if only they will make Me their refuge, they shall attain the Highest.
Krishna says that all who take refuge in him -- regardless of birth, social standing, or gender -- attain the highest goal without doubt.
Krishna
9.33
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा। अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्॥
kiṃ punarbrāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣayastathā, anityamasukhaṃ lokamimaṃ prāpya bhajasva mām.
हिन्दी अर्थ
जो पवित्र आचरणवाले ब्राह्मण और ऋषिस्वरूप क्षत्रिय भगवान् के भक्त हों, वे परमगतिको प्राप्त हो जायँ, इसमें तो कहना ही क्या है। इसलिये इस अनित्य और सुखरहित शरीरको प्राप्त करके तू मेरा भजन कर।
English
What need then to mention the holy Ministers of God, the devotees and the saintly rulers? Do thou, therefore, born in this changing and miserable world, do thou too worship Me.
How much more easily, then, do virtuous priests and devoted, righteous rulers attain it -- so Arjuna, born into this transient world of sorrow, should worship Krishna too.
Krishna
9.34
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु। मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः॥
manmanā bhava madbhakto madyājī māṃ namaskuru, māmevaiṣyasi yuktvaivamātmānaṃ matparāyaṇaḥ.
हिन्दी अर्थ
तू मेरा भक्त हो जा, मेरेमें मनवाला हो जा, मेरा पूजन करनेवाला हो जा और मेरेको नमस्कार कर। इस प्रकार मेरे साथ अपने-आपको लगाकर, मेरे परायण हुआ तू मेरेको ही प्राप्त होगा। ,
English
Fix thy mind on Me, devote thyself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of thy aspirations, and thou shalt assuredly become one with Me, Who am thine own Self.
Krishna urges Arjuna to fix his mind on him, become devoted to him, offer worship to him, bow to him -- and by disciplining himself this way, he will come to Krishna.