Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.12

Lesson 350 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Sovereign knowledge, devotion and divine immanence. Why is this teaching described as both sovereign knowledge and a profound secret?

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Shloka · Devanagari

मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

moghāśhā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vichetasaḥrākṣhasīm āsurīṁ chaiva prakṛitiṁ mohinīṁ śhritāḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

mogha-āśhāḥ+mogha-karmāṇaḥ+mogha-jñānāḥ+vichetasaḥ+rākṣhasīm+āsurīm+cha+eva+prakṛitim+mohinīm+śhritāḥ

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Meaning of each word

mogha-āśhāḥsource form

of vain hopes

mogha-karmāṇaḥsource form

of vain actions

mogha-jñānāḥsource form

of baffled knowledge

vichetasaḥsource form

deluded

rākṣhasīmsource form

demoniac

āsurīmsource form

atheistic

chasource form

and

evasource form

certainly

prakṛitimsource form

material energy

mohinīmsource form

bewildered

śhritāḥsource form

take shelter

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।9.12।। --,मोघाशाः वृथा आशाः आशिषः येषां ते मोघाशाः? तथा मोघकर्माणः यानि च अग्निहोत्रादीनि तैः अनुष्ठीयमानानि कर्माणि तानि च? तेषां भगवत्परिभवात्? स्वात्मभूतस्य अवज्ञानात्? मोघान्येव निष्फलानि कर्माणि भवन्तीति मोघकर्माणः। तथा मोघज्ञानाः मोघं निष्फलं ज्ञानं येषां ते मोघज्ञानाः? ज्ञानमपि तेषां निष्फलमेव स्यात्। विचेतसः विगतविवेकाश्च ते भवन्ति इत्यभिप्रायः। किञ्च -- ते भवन्ति राक्षसीं रक्षसां प्रकृतिं स्वभावम् आसुरीम् असुराणां च प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं मोहकरीं देहात्मवादिनीं श्रिताः आश्रिताः? छिन्द्धि? भिन्द्धि? पिब? खाद? परस्वमपहर? इत्येवं वदनशीलाः क्रूरकर्माणो भवन्ति इत्यर्थः? असुर्या नाम ते लोकाः (ई0 उ0 3) इति श्रुतेः।।ये पुनः श्रद्दधानाः भगवद्भक्तिलक्षणे मोक्षमार्गे प्रवृत्ताः --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.12

Course position350 / 701

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