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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.33

Lesson 371 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

किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathāanityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām

Sandhi-vicheda

kim+punaḥ+brāhmaṇāḥ+puṇyāḥ+bhaktāḥ+rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥ+tathā+anityam+asukham+lokam+imam+prāpya+bhajasva+mām

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Meaning of each word

kimsource form

what

punaḥsource form

then

brāhmaṇāḥsource form

sages

puṇyāḥsource form

meritorius

bhaktāḥsource form

devotees

rāja-ṛiṣhayaḥsource form

saintly kings

tathāsource form

and

anityamsource form

transient

asukhamsource form

joyless

lokamsource form

world

imamsource form

this

prāpyasource form

having achieved

bhajasvasource form

engage in devotion

māmsource form

unto me

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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।।9.33।। --,किं पुनः ब्राह्मणाः पुण्याः पुण्ययोनयः भक्ताः राजर्षयः तथा राजानश्च ते ऋषयश्च इति राजर्षयः। यतः एवम्? अतः अनित्यं क्षणभङ्गुरम् असुखं च सुखवर्जितम् इमं लोकं मनुष्यलोकं प्राप्य पुरुषार्थसाधनं दुर्लभं मनुष्यत्वं लब्ध्वा भजस्व सेवस्व माम्।।कथम् --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.33

Course position371 / 701

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