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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.24

Lesson 362 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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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

अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā cha prabhureva chana tu mām abhijānanti tattvenātaśh chyavanti te

Sandhi-vicheda

aham+hi+sarva+yajñānām+bhoktā+cha+prabhuḥ+eva+cha+na+tu+mām+abhijānanti+tattvena+ataḥ+chyavanti+te

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Meaning of each word

ahamsource form

hisource form

verily

sarvasource form

of all

yajñānāmsource form

sacrifices

bhoktāsource form

the enjoyer

chasource form

and

prabhuḥsource form

the Lord

evasource form

only

chasource form

and

nasource form

not

tusource form

but

māmsource form

abhijānantisource form

realize

tattvenasource form

divine nature

ataḥsource form

therefore

chyavantisource form

fall down (wander in samsara)

tesource form

they

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

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।।9.24।। -- अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां श्रौतानां स्मार्तानां च सर्वेषां यज्ञानां देवतात्मत्वेन भोक्ता च प्रभुः एव च। मत्स्वामिको हि यज्ञः? अधियज्ञोऽहमेवात्र (गीता 8।4) इति हि उक्तम्। तथा न तु माम् अभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेन यथावत्। अतश्च अविधिपूर्वकम् इष्ट्वा यागफलात् च्यवन्ति प्रच्यवन्ते ते।।येऽपि अन्यदेवताभक्तिमत्त्वेन अविधिपूर्वकं यजन्ते? तेषामपि यागफलं अवश्यंभावि। कथम् --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.24

Course position362 / 701

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