Bhagavad Gita 9.1 meaningThe open secret
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Because you listen with an open heart, I’ll tell you the deepest secret.”
What it means
Krishna says: “Because you don't look for faults, Arjuna, I'll share the deepest secret with you — knowledge together with experience. Knowing it, you'll be free from all suffering.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे । ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca idaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃ pravakṣyāmyanasūyave jñānaṃ vijñānasahitaṃ yajjñātvā mokṣyase.aśubhāt
Translations
Literal translation
The Blessed Lord said: However, to you who are not given to cavilling I shall speak of this highest secret itself, which is Knowledge combined with experience, by realizing which you shall be free from evil.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- तु म अनसूयु (दोष दृष्टि रहित) के लिए मैं इस गुह्यतम ज्ञान को विज्ञान के सहित कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर तुम अशुभ (संसार बंधन) से मुक्त हो जाओगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 9.2“This is the king of all knowledge and the greatest secret. It purifies, it can be experienced directly, it is right, it's easy to practise, and it lasts for ever.”