Chapter 9
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga
Last updated: 14 June 2026
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Total Shlokas: 34~8 min readSanskrit + Multi-language Meanings
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Shloka 1
श्री भगवानुवाच। इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे। ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात्।।9.1।।
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Krishna declares He will now reveal to Arjuna the most secret knowledge combined with realization, knowing which he shall be freed from the miseries of material existence.
Shloka 2
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्। प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।9.2।।
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This is the king of all knowledge, the king of all secrets, supremely purifying, directly perceivable, righteous, easy to practice, and imperishable. It is the highest spiritual wisdom.
Shloka 3
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप। अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि।।9.3।।
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Those who have no faith in this dharma do not attain Krishna; they return to the path of death and transmigration in the material world. Faith is essential for spiritual progress.
Shloka 4
मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना। मत्स्थानि सर्वभूतानि न चाहं तेष्ववस्थितः।।9.4।।
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The entire universe is pervaded by Krishna in His unmanifest form. All beings exist in Him, but He does not dwell in them. God is everywhere yet everywhere transcendent.
Shloka 5
न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्। भूतभृन्न च भूतस्थो ममात्मा भूतभावनः।।9.5।।
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And yet, beings do not actually dwell in Krishna. Behold His divine mystery! His Self sustains all beings but is not contained in them. God is both immanent and transcendent simultaneously.
Shloka 6
यथाकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्। तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय।।9.6।।
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As the mighty wind, moving everywhere, always rests in space, so all beings rest in Krishna. The relationship between beings and the Supreme is like wind within space — pervaded yet not contained.
Shloka 7
सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्। कल्पक्षये पुनस्तानि कल्पादौ विसृजाम्यहम्।।9.7।।
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At the end of each cosmic cycle, all beings merge into Krishna's nature. At the beginning of the next cycle, Krishna projects them forth again. Creation and dissolution follow an eternal rhythm.
Shloka 8
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः। भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
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Using His own material nature, Krishna creates the entire multitude of beings again and again. They are helplessly born according to their natures and past karma.
Shloka 9
न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय। उदासीनवदासीनमसक्तं तेषु कर्मसु।।9.9।।
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These actions do not bind Krishna, for He remains detached, seated as if indifferent. As the supreme, He is not affected by the acts of creation — just as the sun is not stained by what it illuminates.
Shloka 10
मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्। हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते।।9.10।।
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Under Krishna's supervision, material nature produces all moving and unmoving beings. By this process, the cosmic order functions. God is the ultimate supervisor of nature's workings.
Shloka 11
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्। परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
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Fools disregard Krishna when He appears in human form, not knowing His supreme nature as the Great Lord of all beings. The divine appears ordinary to the spiritually blind.
Shloka 12
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः। राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
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Those who are deluded take shelter in the nature of demons and those of divided knowledge. Their hopes, actions, and knowledge are all in vain because they follow the wrong path.
Shloka 13
महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः। भजन्त्यनन्यमनसो ज्ञात्वा भूतादिमव्ययम्।।9.13।।
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But the great souls take shelter in the divine nature, knowing Krishna as the imperishable source of all beings. They worship Him with undivided minds.
Shloka 14
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः। नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
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Always chanting His glories, striving with great determination, bowing down before Him, these great souls perpetually worship Krishna with devoted love.
Shloka 15
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते। एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्।।9.15।।
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Others worship the Supreme through the sacrifice of knowledge — seeing Him as the One, as the Many, or as the Universal Form — in manifold ways, with faces everywhere.
Shloka 16
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाहमहमौषधम्। मन्त्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
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Krishna is the ritual, the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the sacred chant, the butter, the fire, and the act of offering. He is the totality of all worship.
Shloka 17
पिताहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः। वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक्साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
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He is the father, mother, sustainer, and grandfather of the universe; the object of knowledge, the purifier, the sacred syllable Om, and the Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.
Shloka 18
गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्। प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।
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Krishna is the goal, the sustainer, the master, the witness, the abode, the refuge, the most dear friend, the creation, the dissolution, the foundation, the treasure, and the imperishable seed.
Shloka 19
तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च। अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च सदसच्चाहमर्जुन।।9.19।।
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Krishna gives heat; He withholds and sends forth rain. He is immortality and death, being and non-being. He is the totality of all opposites.
Shloka 20
त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापा यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा स्वर्गतिं प्रार्थयन्ते। ते पुण्यमासाद्य सुरेन्द्रलोक मश्नन्ति दिव्यान्दिवि देवभोगान्।।9.20।।
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Those who perform Vedic rituals, who drink the soma juice, and whose sins are purified, worship Krishna indirectly. They attain heaven and enjoy celestial pleasures, but this is temporary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga) about?
Chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, deals with the royal, secret knowledge of loving devotion to the Supreme. It contains 34 verses and is part of the dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
How many verses are in Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita?
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga) has 34 shlokas (verses). On VedKosh each one is available with the original Sanskrit, transliteration, and meaning in Hindi and English.
What is the key teaching of Chapter 9?
The central teaching of Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga is the royal, secret knowledge of loving devotion to the Supreme. Read it as part of the unfolding wisdom Krishna gives Arjuna to resolve his moral crisis and act with clarity.