Bhagavad Gita BG 14.1
Chapter 14, Verse 1 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
पुनः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः ॥
punah param pravakshyami jnananAm jnanam uttamam yaj jnatva munayah sarve param siddhim ito gatah
Meaning
I shall again declare the supreme knowledge — the highest of all knowledge — knowing which all the sages have gone from here to the highest perfection.
Understanding
Krishna opens with a promise: punah param pravakshyami (I shall again declare — the 'again' acknowledges the continuity from previous chapters). JnanAnam jnanam uttamam (the supreme among all knowledge — not one knowledge among many but the highest). Yaj jnatva munayah sarve (knowing which, all the munis — the contemplatives and sages). Param siddhim ito gatah (have gone from THIS (embodied state) to the highest siddhi/perfection). This is a teaching of liberation in THIS life — ito gatah (gone from here). The knowledge of the three gunas — how they bind, how they operate, and how to transcend them — is the supreme knowledge that leads to liberation.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| पुनः | punah | again, once more (continuing the teaching) |
| परम् | param | supreme, highest, ultimate |
| ज्ञानानां ज्ञानम् | jnananAm jnanam | the knowledge of all knowledges — the supreme among all |
| मुनयः | munayah | the sages, the contemplatives (those who reflect/are silent) |
| परां सिद्धिम् | param siddhim | the highest perfection, the ultimate attainment |
| इतः | itah | from here, from this embodied state |
| श्री भगवान् उवाच | śrī bhagavān uvāca | the blessed Lord said |
| पुनः | punaḥ | again |
| प्रवक्ष्यामि | pravakṣyāmi | I shall declare |
| ज्ञानानाम् | jñānānāṃ jñānam | the knowledge of knowledges |
| उत्तमम् | uttamam | the best, the highest |
| यज् | yaj jñātvā | knowing which |
| मुनयः | munayaḥ | the sages |
| सर्वे | sarve | all |
| इतः | itaḥ | from here, from this world |
| गताः | gatāḥ | have gone, have attained |
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