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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.20
Lesson 358 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

त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापायज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते।ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोकमश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

trai-vidyā māṁ soma-pāḥ pūta-pāpāyajñair iṣhṭvā svar-gatiṁ prārthayantete puṇyam āsādya surendra-lokamaśhnanti divyān divi deva-bhogān

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Sandhi-vicheda

trai-vidyāḥ+mām+soma-pāḥ+pūta+pāpāḥ+yajñaiḥ+iṣhṭvā+svaḥ-gatim+prārthayante+te+puṇyam+āsādya+sura-indra+lokam+aśhnanti+divyān+divi+deva-bhogān

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Meaning of each word

trai-vidyāḥsource form
the science of karm kāṇḍ (Vedic Rituals)
māmsource form
me
soma-pāḥsource form
drinkers of the Soma juice
pūtasource form
purified
pāpāḥsource form
sins
yajñaiḥsource form
through sacrifices
iṣhṭvāsource form
worship
svaḥ-gatimsource form
way to the abode of the king of heaven
prārthayantesource form
seek
tesource form
they
puṇyamsource form
pious
āsādyasource form
attain
sura-indrasource form
of Indra
lokamsource form
abode
aśhnantisource form
enjoy
divyānsource form
celestial
divisource form
in heaven
deva-bhogānsource form
the pleasures of the celestial gods
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।9.20।। --,त्रैविद्याः ऋग्यजुःसामविदः मां वस्वादिदेवरूपिणं सोमपाः सोमं पिबन्तीति सोमपाः? तेनैव सोमपानेन पूतपापाः शुद्धकिल्बिषाः? यज्ञैः अग्निष्टोमादिभिः इष्ट्वा पूजयित्वा स्वर्गतिं स्वर्गगमनं स्वरेव गतिः स्वर्गतिः ताम्? प्रार्थयन्ते। ते च पुण्यं पुण्यफलम् आसाद्य संप्राप्य सुरेन्द्रलोकं शतक्रतोः स्थानम् अश्नन्ति भुञ्जते दिव्यान् दिवि भवान् अप्राकृतान् देवभोगान् देवानां भोगान्।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.20
Course position358 / 701
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