🕉️ Chapter 9 – Royal Knowledge & Supreme Secret: Shlokas 1–10
In Chapter 9, Krishna begins revealing the most confidential wisdom — the heart of the Gita. He speaks about devotion, the eternal nature of God, and how the world continues to exist through His divine presence. This is the Raja Vidya — the King of all Knowledge.
📜 Shloka 1
श्रीभगवानुवाच —
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥1॥
English Translation:
The Blessed Lord said: I will now declare to you the most secret knowledge, combined with direct realization. Knowing this, you shall be freed from all misfortune.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
भगवान ने कहा: अब मैं तुझसे यह परम गुह्य ज्ञान, विज्ञान सहित कहूंगा, जिसे जानकर तू समस्त अशुभों से मुक्त हो जाएगा।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
The greatest knowledge is not just theory — it is transformation.
🪔 Modern Insight:
True wisdom is felt in your freedom — not just in your memory.
📜 Shloka 2
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पुण्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् ।
प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ॥2॥
English Translation:
This is the King of Sciences and the Supreme Secret — it is pure, uplifting, eternal, easy to practice, and directly experienced.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
यह ज्ञान राजविद्या, राजगुह्य, पवित्र, उत्तम, प्रत्यक्ष अनुभव योग्य, धर्म में स्थित, सुखदायक और अविनाशी है।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
The highest truth doesn’t demand suffering — it gives peace.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Spirituality isn’t complicated. It's simple, clear, and joyful when practiced with sincerity.
📜 Shloka 3
अश्रद्धधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप ।
अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि ॥3॥
English Translation:
Those who lack faith in this dharma do not attain Me, O Arjuna, and return to the cycle of birth and death.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे परंतप! जो पुरुष इस धर्म में श्रद्धा नहीं रखते, वे मुझे नहीं प्राप्त करते और मृत्यु के चक्र में लौट जाते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Faith is the doorway. Without it, even the truth remains inaccessible.
🪔 Modern Insight:
You can’t walk a path you don’t believe in. Trust is the first step to freedom.
📜 Shloka 4
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना ।
मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः ॥4॥
English Translation:
By My unmanifest form, I pervade this entire universe. All beings are in Me, yet I am not in them.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मेरी अव्यक्त मूर्ति से यह सम्पूर्ण जगत व्याप्त है। सब प्राणी मुझमें स्थित हैं, परंतु मैं उनमें स्थित नहीं हूँ।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
The Divine is both near and beyond — present in all, yet untouched.
🪔 Modern Insight:
God is in everything, but not bound by anything. That’s real presence.
📜 Shloka 5
न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम् ।
भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः ॥5॥
English Translation:
Yet beings are not in Me! Behold My divine mystery. Though I support all living beings and cause them to exist, I am not part of them.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
प्राणी मुझमें नहीं हैं — यह मेरी दिव्य योगशक्ति को देख! मैं सबको धारण करता हूँ, फिर भी उनसे अप्रभवित हूँ।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
This is the paradox of God — sustaining everything, yet never entangled.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Your essence can hold the world — but still be untouched by it. That’s spiritual maturity.
📜 Shloka 6
यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान् ।
तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय ॥6॥
English Translation:
Just as the mighty wind, moving everywhere, always rests in space — so all beings rest in Me.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
जैसे वायु सर्वत्र गति करने के बाद भी आकाश में स्थित रहती है, वैसे ही सभी प्राणी मुझमें स्थित हैं — ऐसा समझ।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Like air in space — we move, but within a Divine field we rarely see.
🪔 Modern Insight:
You live in God like a wave lives in the ocean — you’re never outside it.
📜 Shloka 7
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम् ।
कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम् ॥7॥
English Translation:
O Arjuna, at the end of a cycle, all beings merge into My nature, and at the beginning of a new cycle, I create them again.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे कौन्तेय! कल्प के अंत में सभी प्राणी मेरी प्रकृति में लीन हो जाते हैं, और कल्प के आरंभ में मैं उन्हें फिर से उत्पन्न करता हूँ।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Creation is not permanent — it rises and dissolves in Divine time.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Even the universe breathes in and out — cycles are the rhythm of God.
📜 Shloka 8
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः ।
भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात् ॥8॥
English Translation:
Taking control of My own nature, I manifest the universe again and again — all beings act under the influence of My nature.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मैं अपनी प्रकृति को वश में करके इस सम्पूर्ण प्राणियों की सृष्टि बार-बार करता हूँ — ये सभी प्रकृति के अधीन होकर कार्य करते हैं।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
The world is not random. It's the deliberate unfolding of the Divine.
🪔 Modern Insight:
Life isn’t chaos — it’s choreography. Learn to see the rhythm.
📜 Shloka 9
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय ।
उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु ॥9॥
English Translation:
These actions do not bind Me, O Arjuna. I remain detached from them — like one indifferent, unattached to the results.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
हे धनञ्जय! ये कर्म मुझे नहीं बाँधते, क्योंकि मैं उन कर्मों में उदासीन और अनासक्त रहता हूँ।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
Freedom isn’t doing nothing — it’s doing without attachment.
🪔 Modern Insight:
You can be fully engaged and still be completely free — when ego steps aside.
📜 Shloka 10
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।
हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ॥10॥
English Translation:
Under My supervision, nature gives birth to all moving and non-moving beings. O Arjuna, through this, the universe revolves.
हिन्दी अनुवाद:
मेरे अधिपत्य में ही प्रकृति समस्त चर और अचर को उत्पन्न करती है। हे कौन्तेय! इस कारण से संसार का चक्र चलता रहता है।
🔍 Deep Reflection:
God is not controlling — He is guiding from within, silently and constantly.
🪔 Modern Insight:
The laws of the universe are not blind — they are backed by Divine intelligence.
🌱 Ancient Verse – Modern Wisdom
| Gita Insight | Modern Life Lesson |
|---|---|
| Supreme knowledge frees completely | When you know the Source, you outgrow suffering |
| God pervades, but is unattached | Be present, but not possessed by outcomes |
| Devotion reveals the invisible | What your heart holds, your eyes begin to see |
| Universe is guided, not accidental | Trust the design — live aligned |
🧘 Message to Gen Z: The Secret Is Closer Than You Think
- 🔐 Supreme truth isn’t hidden in scriptures — it’s hidden in your stillness.
- 🌍 Don’t worship the world. See the One who runs it.
- 🔥 Don’t escape life. See it through the eyes of Divine purpose.
- 🧭 Wisdom isn’t data. It’s direction + detachment.
➡️ Up Next: Shlokas 11–20 – The Devoted and the Indifferent: Who God Embraces