Bhagavad Gita BG 9.1
Chapter 9, Verse 1 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
श्रीभगवानुवाच । इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे । ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
shri bhagavan uvaca idam tu te guhyatamam pravakshyamy anasuyave jnanam vijnana-sahitam yaj jnatva mokshyase 'shubhat
Meaning
The Blessed Lord said: To you who are not envious, I shall now reveal this most secret (guhyatama) knowledge together with realization — knowing which, you shall be freed from the inauspicious.
Understanding
The opening of Chapter 9 — the most celebrated teaching chapter. Guhyatamam (most secret — superlative of guhya). This secret is reserved for anasuyave — one who is NOT envious/critical, one who receives with open receptivity. The combination: jnanam vijnana-sahitam — knowledge TOGETHER WITH direct realization (vijnana). Not theoretical alone. The promise: yaj jnatva mokshyase ashubhat — knowing which, you shall be freed from the inauspicious (ashubha — the painful, the unfortunate: samsara). This is the most direct path to liberation.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| गुह्यतमम् | guhyatamam | most secret (superlative), most hidden |
| अनसूयवे | anasuyave | to one who is not envious/critical |
| विज्ञानसहितम् | vijnana-sahitam | together with direct realization (vijnana) |
| अशुभात् | ashubhat | from the inauspicious, from samsara/suffering |
| श्री भगवान् उवाच | śrī bhagavān uvāca | the blessed Lord said |
| इदम् | idam | this |
| तु | tu | but, indeed |
| ते | te | to you |
| प्रवक्ष्यामि | pravakṣyāmi | I shall declare |
| अनसूयवे | anasūyave | to the non-envious one |
| ज्ञानम् | jñānam | knowledge |
| विज्ञान-सहितम् | vijñāna-sahitam | combined with realization |
| यत् | yat | which |
| ज्ञात्वा | jñātvā | having known |
| मोक्ष्यसे | mokṣyase | you will be liberated |
| अशुभात् | aśubhāt | from the inauspicious, from evil |