Bhagavad Gita BG 9.2
Chapter 9, Verse 2 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् । प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम् ॥
raja-vidya raja-guhyam pavitram idam uttamam pratyakshavagamam dharmyam susukham kartum avyayam
Meaning
This is the royal knowledge, the royal secret — the most purifying, supreme, directly perceivable, according to dharma, easy to practice, and imperishable.
Understanding
Seven qualities of this supreme teaching: (1) Raja-vidya (royal knowledge — the king/highest of all knowledge). (2) Raja-guhya (royal secret — the highest of all secrets). (3) Pavitram uttamam (supremely purifying). (4) Pratyaksha-avagama (directly perceivable — not just inferential or scriptural but immediately experienced). (5) Dharmyam (in accord with dharma — not opposed to right order). (6) Susukham kartum (easy to practice — su + sukham = good+happy to do). Avyayam (imperishable — its fruit does not decay). These qualities make it the supreme teaching.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| राजविद्या | raja-vidya | royal knowledge, the king of all knowledge |
| राजगुह्यम् | raja-guhyam | royal secret, the highest secret |
| पवित्रम् | pavitram | purifying, pure |
| प्रत्यक्षावगमम् | pratyaksha-avagamam | directly perceivable, immediately experienced |
| सुसुखम् | susukham | easy and pleasant to practice |
| राज-विद्या | rāja-vidyā | the king of knowledge |
| राज-गुह्यम् | rāja-guhyam | the king of secrets |
| इदम् | idam | this |
| उत्तमम् | uttamam | the highest |
| प्रत्यक्षावगमम् | pratyakṣāvagamam | directly experienced |
| धर्म्यम् | dharmyam | righteous, in accordance with dharma |
| कर्तुम् | kartum | to perform, to practice |
| अव्ययम् | avyayam | imperishable |