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Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगः) (view source)
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Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (Samskrit: राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगः) is the commonly given name to the ninth Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. In this chapter, ascertaining Arjuna to be a qualified aspirant and endowed with faith, Shri Krishna declares to him the sovereign knowledge and sovereign secret that is to be known by Pratyaksha Pramana (direct experience).
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (Samskrit: राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगः) is the commonly given name to the ninth Chapter of the [[Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता)|Bhagavad Gita]]. In this chapter, ascertaining Arjuna to be a qualified aspirant and endowed with shraddha, Shri Krishna declares to him the sovereign knowledge and sovereign secret that is to be known by Pratyaksha Pramana (direct experience).<ref name=":0">Swami Sivananda (2000), [https://holybooks-lichtenbergpress.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/BHAGAVAD-GITA-By-SRI-SWAMI-SIVANANDA.pdf Bhagavad Gita], Uttar Pradesh: The Divine Life Society, The Yoga of the Kingly Science and the Kingly Secret.</ref>
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== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
The previous chapters elaborate on unity with the Supreme reality being the highest goal of human life and failing which, all beings keep coming back to this material world. Here, Sri Krishna elaborates on the greatest secret that enables one attain the Supreme being. However, He also emphasises that this becomes possible due to unwavering trust in this supreme knowledge; without which one would fail to redeem self from the vicious circle of birth and death.
== अध्यायसारः ॥ Summary of the Ninth Chapter ==
The Chapter begins with the description of the nature of the Supreme being. For, it is said that, those who are ignorant of this knowledge are caught helplessly in the cycle of birth and death.
The Supreme being is described here, as eternal and all-comprehensive Truth. He is everything that is invisible and visible and pervades everything that exists. He is the sole director, sustainer and supervisor of the Cosmic Prakrti. He is the one who creates everything, sustains everything, and when final dissolution takes place, absorbs everything into Himself. He then manifests them again when the next creation begins. However, even amidst this creation, preservation and dissolution of the universe, the Supreme being stands as a silent witness, unaffected and unattached.
Ignorant beings are not able to recognise the Supreme within those who has realised Him. On the other hand, a realised Mahatma is a man of knowledge, perceiving the existence of the Supreme in all beings and creatures. A realised individual is able to behold the underlying unity of existence in all names and forms.
* Divine protection
It is said that the divine protection of the Supreme being is assured to all those who take refuge in Him. Whatever path one may follow, his ultimate goal is to attain Him. Therefore, He is the goal of the various methods of spiritual practice. Devotion, Sri Krishna emphasises, is the essence of all spiritual discipline. If this supreme element is present, then the devotee is freed from bondage. It is the motive and degree of devotion that matters. Even the most unrighteous and wicked person, if he takes a radical turn towards the path of righteousness and truth, reaches the Supreme. Irrespective of the vocation one follows, one can attain the Supreme being if one seeks earnestly and with loving devotion. Fixing the mind on the Supreme and dedicating everything (one’s body, mind, actions, emotion and will) to Him is the key.<ref name=":0" />
== Verses ==
== Verses ==
ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगो नाम नवमोऽध्यायः ॥९॥
ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोगो नाम नवमोऽध्यायः ॥९॥
== References ==
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