The Blessed Lord said: I will now tell you this most secret knowledge, joined with direct realization, to you who are not envious. Knowing it, you will be freed from all that is harmful.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 9.1
Hindi · हिन्दी
श्रीभगवान् बोले यह अत्यन्त गोपनीय विज्ञानसहित ज्ञान दोषदृष्टिरहित तेरे लिये तो मैं फिर अच्छी तरहसे कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर तू अशुभसे अर्थात् जन्ममरणरूप संसारसे मुक्त हो जायगा ॥
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श्री भगवान्the Blessed Lordउवाचsaidइदम्thisतुindeedतेto youगुह्यतमम्most secretप्रवक्ष्यामिI will explainअनसूयवेto one without envyज्ञानम्knowledgeविज्ञानसहितम्together with direct realizationयत्whichज्ञात्वाhaving knownमोक्ष्यसेyou will be freedअशुभात्from what is harmful
Read literallythe Blessed Lord · said · this · indeed · to you · most secret · I will explain · to one without envy · knowledge · together with direct realization · which · having known · you will be freed · from what is harmful
Understanding the verse
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It shifts the mind from defensiveness to receptivity, making insight possible.
Krishna promises to share the deepest teaching with Arjuna because Arjuna is not hostile to it. Understanding this knowledge fully will free him from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands frozen while two armies wait. Krishna begins Chapter 9 by promising the most secret teaching, but only to a student free from envy. This verse opens the doorway to the royal knowledge that follows.
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In your life
Why this verse still matters
You finally ask for honest feedback after months of avoiding it. The answer stings less than your resistance does, because openness lets truth actually reach you.
The takeaway
“Real understanding opens only in a heart that is open, not defensive.”
Krishna promises to share the deepest teaching with Arjuna because Arjuna is not hostile to it. Understanding this knowledge fully will free him from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.1?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga" (The Royal Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 9.1?
Verse 1 sits in Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, "The Royal Knowledge". The chapter has 34 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 9.1 matter today?
You finally ask for honest feedback after months of avoiding it. The answer stings less than your resistance does, because openness lets truth actually reach you.
It shifts the mind from defensiveness to receptivity, making insight possible.
What this verse means
Krishna promises to share the deepest teaching with Arjuna because Arjuna is not hostile to it. Understanding this knowledge fully will free him from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands frozen while two armies wait. Krishna begins Chapter 9 by promising the most secret teaching, but only to a student free from envy. This verse opens the doorway to the royal knowledge that follows.
Why this verse still matters
You finally ask for honest feedback after months of avoiding it. The answer stings less than your resistance does, because openness lets truth actually reach you.
“Real understanding opens only in a heart that is open, not defensive.”
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