- 9.1श्री भगवानुवाचLord Shri Krishna said: I will now reveal to you, since you do not doubt, that profound mysticism, which, when followed with experience, will liberate you from sin.
- 9.2राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्।This is the supreme science, the supreme secret, the purest and best; it is intuitive, righteous, and to those who practice it, it is exceedingly pleasant.
- 9.3अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find Me; they remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world.
- 9.4मया ततमिदं सर्वं जगदव्यक्तमूर्तिना।The whole world is pervaded by Me, yet My form is not visible. All living beings have their being in Me, yet I am not confined by them.
- 9.5न च मत्स्थानि भूतानि पश्य मे योगमैश्वरम्।Nevertheless, they do not consciously abide in Me. Such is My Divine Sovereignty that, though I, the Supreme Self, am the cause and upholder of all, yet I remain outside.
- 9.6यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्।As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place except in space, so all these beings have no home except in Me.
- 9.7सर्वभूतानि कौन्तेय प्रकृतिं यान्ति मामिकाम्।All beings, O Arjuna, return at the end of every cosmic cycle into the realm of Nature, which is a part of Me, and at the start of the next I send them forth again.
- 9.8प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।With the help of Nature, I again and again pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or not, for they are ruled by My will.
- 9.9न च मां तानि कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।But these acts of mine do not bind me; I remain outside and unattached.
- 9.10मयाऽध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम्।Under my guidance, Nature produces all movable and immovable things. Thus, O Arjuna, this universe revolves.
- 9.11अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They do not know that in My higher nature, I am the Lord-God of all.
- 9.12मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।Their hopes are futile, their actions worthless, their knowledge ineffective; they are without sense, deceitful, barbaric, and godless.
- 9.13महात्मानस्तु मां पार्थ दैवीं प्रकृतिमाश्रिताः।But the great souls, O Arjuna! Filled with my divine spirit, they worship me, fix their minds on me alone, for they know that I am the imperishable source of being.
- 9.14सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।Always extolling Me, they are strenuous and firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, and worshiping Me continually with concentrated devotion.
- 9.15ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।Others worship Me with full consciousness as the One, the Manifold, the Omnipresent, and the Universal.
- 9.16अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।I am the oblation, the sacrifice, and the worship; I am the fuel and the chant; I am the butter offered to the fire; I am the fire itself, and I am the act of offering.
- 9.17पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।I am the Father of the universe, its Mother, Nourisher, and Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om, and I am the Sacred Scriptures.
- 9.18गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।I am the goal, the sustainer, the Lord, the witness, the home, the shelter, the lover, and the origin; I am life and death; I am the fountain and the imperishable seed.
- 9.19तपाम्यहमहं वर्षं निगृह्णाम्युत्सृजामि च।I am the heat of the sun, I release and withhold the rain. I am death and immortality; I am being and non-being.
- 9.20त्रैविद्या मां सोमपाः पूतपापाThose who are versed in the scriptures, who drink the mystic Soma-juice and are purified from sin, and who, while worshipping Me with sacrifices, pray that I will lead them to heaven; they reach the holy world where the Controller of the Powers of Nature resides, and they enjoy the feasts of Paradise.
- 9.21ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालंYet, although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet, because they have sought to fulfill their own desires, they must depart and return again and again.
- 9.22अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।But if a person meditates on Me and Me alone, worships Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of their aspiration, and I will safeguard whatever they attain.
- 9.23येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।Even those who worship the lesser powers, if they do so with faith, they are thereby worshipping Me, though not in the correct manner.
- 9.24अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But they do not know me truly, so they fall back.
- 9.25यान्ति देवव्रता देवान् पितृ़न्यान्ति पितृव्रताः।The votaries of the lesser powers go to them; the devotees of spirits go to them; they who worship the powers of darkness, to such powers shall they go; and so too, those who worship me shall come to me.
- 9.26पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं यो मे भक्त्या प्रयच्छति।Whatever a person offers to Me, be it a leaf, flower, fruit, or water, I accept it, for it is offered with devotion and a pure mind.
- 9.27यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्।Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and give, whatever austerities you practice, do all as an offering to Me.
- 9.28शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।So, your action will have no result, either good or bad; but, through the spirit of renunciation, you will come to Me and be free.
- 9.29समोऽहं सर्वभूतेषु न मे द्वेष्योऽस्ति न प्रियः।I am the same to all beings; I do not favour any, nor do I hate any. However, those who worship Me devotedly, they live in Me and I in them.
- 9.30अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।Even the most sinful, if he worships Me with his whole heart, shall be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path.
- 9.31क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।He will soon attain spirituality and eternal peace. O Arjuna! Believe me, my devotee is never lost.
- 9.32मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः।Even the children of sinful parents, those miscalled the weaker sex, merchants, and laborers, if they make Me their refuge, they shall attain the highest.
- 9.33किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।What need is there, then, to mention the holy ministers of God, the devotees, and the saintly rulers? Therefore, do you, born in this changing and miserable world, also worship Me.
- 9.34मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।Fix your mind on Me, devote yourself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of your aspirations, and you shall assuredly become one with Me, Who am your own Self.