Sanskrit · Devanagari
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्। प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
rājavidyā rājaguhyaṃ pavitramidamuttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃ susukhaṃ kartumavyayam
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882It is the chief among the sciences, the chief among the mysteries. It is the best means of sanctification. It is imperishable, not opposed to the sacred law. It is to be apprehended directly, and is easy to practise.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।9.2।। --,राजविद्या विद्यानां राजा? दीप्त्यतिशयवत्त्वात् दीप्यते हि इयम् अतिशयेन ब्रह्मविद्या सर्वविद्यानाम्। तथा राजगुह्यं गुह्यानां राजा। पवित्रं पावनं इदम् उत्तमं सर्वेषां पावनानां शुद्धिकारणं ब्रह्मज्ञानम् उत्कृष्टतमम्। अनेकजन्मसहस्रसंचितमपि धर्माधर्मादि समूलं कर्म क्षणमात्रादेव भस्मीकरोति इत्यतः किं तस्य पावनत्वं वक्तव्यम्। किञ्च -- प्रत्यक्षावगमं प्रत्यक्षेण सुखादेरिव अवगमो यस्य तत् प्रत्यक्षावगमम्। अनेकगुणवतोऽपि धर्मविरुद्धत्वं दृष्टम्? न तथा आत्मज्ञानं धर्मविरोधि? किंतु धर्म्यं धर्मादनपेतम्। एवमपि? स्याद्दुःखसंपाद्यमित्यत आह -- सुसुखं कर्तुम्? यथा रत्नविवेकविज्ञानम्। तत्र अल्पायासानामन्येषां कर्मणां सुखसंपाद्यानाम् अल्पफलत्वं दुष्कराणां च महाफलत्वं दृष्टमिति? इदं तु सुखसंपाद्यत्वात् फलक्षयात् व्येति इति प्राप्ते? आह -- अव्ययम् इति। न अस्य फलतः कर्मवत् व्ययः अस्तीति अव्ययम्। अतः श्रद्धेयम् आत्मज्ञानम्।।ये पुनः --,
653c750c95e7…Rāmānuja
9.2 This is a 'royal science', the king among sciences; 'the royal mystery', the king among mysteries. Or royal science may also mean the science known and practised by kings. Indeed kings are those who have broad and profound minds. The meaning is that this is the science of great minds. This is a mystery, because the great-minded alone are skilled in keeping mysteries. This is 'supreme purifier'; for it removes completely all blemishes opposed to the attainment of Myself. It is realised by 'direct perception'. Avagama' is that which is apprehended - the subject of knowledge. It is that knowledge which has become direct perception, so that its object is directly apprehended. The import is that I, when worshipped in the spirit of Bhakti, become perceptible to the worshipper immediately. Even so, it is in 'accord with Dharma' or inseparable from Dharma. What is called Dharma is that which constitutes the means for the highest good. Though it is of the nature of supreme good, as it brings about the vision of Myself, yet it is also the means for completely attaining Me, which is the end unsurpassed and the final good. Because of this, it is 'pleasurable' to practise; its adoption is a matter of supreme love. It is 'abiding', imperishable. It does not perish even after leading to My attainment. That is, I give Myself up to one who performs this form of worship; even then it appears to Me that I have done nothing for him. Such is the meaning.
f13f6b093775…Swami Sivananda
9.2 राजविद्या the king of sciences? राजगुह्यम् kingly secret? पवित्रम् purifier? इदम् this? उत्तमम् highest? प्रत्यक्षावगमम् realisable by direct? intuitional knowledge? धर्म्यम् according to righteousness? सुसुखम् very easy? कर्तुम् to perform? अव्ययम् imperishable.Commentary In this verse Lord Krishna eulogies the knowledge of Brahman very highly in order to create a great interest in the spiritual aspirants for attaining It ickly.There is neither blind faith nor faithmongering in this royal science. The truth? the sovereign,secret (the Self or the Absolute) can be directly realised by intuition or immediate perception. The science of the Absolute is the most splendid of all sciences. It is the science of sciences. Of sciences the highest? of secrets the most profoun? of purifiers the supreme is this. The knowledge of Brahman is the best purifier. It reduces the roots of all Karmas and all the Karmas themselves which have been stored up in the course of many thousands of births? into ashes in the twinkling of an eye. It destroys Avidya along with its effects. An expiatory act (Prayaschitta) cannot destroy all sins. It removes the effect of a single sin? only to some extent. Even if it is removed the effect of that sin remains in a subtle state in the mind and forces him to do sinful acts in his next birth. But the knowledge of the Self destroys ickly all the sins in their gross and subtle states that are accumulated in the course of several thousands of births along with Avidya? their cause. That is the reason why it is a supreme purifier. The causal body of the Jiva is called MulaAvidya (rootignorance). The Avidya or the veil of ignorance that envelops the visible objects of this world is called Sthula Avidya or gross ignorance.The knowledge of the Self is not opposed to Dharma. It is the fruit of all actions done in many births without expectation of fruits. Further? the knowledge of the Absolute can very easily be attained. One may think that this knowledge will perish soon as it is easily obtained? when its effect is exhausted. It is not so. It is imperishable. It is everlasting. It shines for ever by its own Selfeffulgence. He who has tasted this nectar even once becomes immortal. Therefore the knowledge of the Absolute is certainly worth aciring. You will have to strive very hard to attain it anyhow in this birth? as it is very difficult to get a human birth. Strive hard every moment? for life is uncertain and the prize (final liberation) is great.
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