Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 9 - Grantha

The ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, titled 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 - the 𑌯𑍋𑌗 of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret - unfolds on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰, where the fate of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 hangs in the balance. Here, amidst the roar of conch shells and the tension of impending war, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 continues his profound dialogue with 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨.

In the previous chapter, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 answered 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨's questions about Brahman, the inner Self, action, the cosmic principles, remembrance at the time of death, and the imperishable goal. 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 listened as the teaching moved from metaphysical definitions to the practical discipline of remembering the Divine with steadiness.

Looking ahead, the next chapter will unfold 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, where 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 describes the divine glories and manifestations through which the sacred can be recognized in the world. But here, in Chapter 9, the focus is on the transformative power of faith and the promise that turning toward the divine with sincerity can lead to peace and fulfillment.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌨𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the ninth chapter, called the Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌤𑍇 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌵𑍇 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇𑌽𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌤𑍍॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: I will now reveal to you, who are free from criticism, this most profound secret-knowledge combined with direct realization. By understanding this, you will be released from all negativity and misfortune.

𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌗𑌮𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is the supreme science and the greatest secret, the highest purifier. It can be directly realized, is fully aligned with righteousness, is easy and joyful to practice, and is everlasting.

𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌃 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌪 ।
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who lack faith in this teaching, Arjuna, do not reach Me. Instead, they return again and again along the path of mortal existence, caught in the cycle of birth and death.

𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌮𑌤𑍍‌𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This entire universe is pervaded by Me in My unmanifest aspect. All living beings exist within Me, but I am not contained within them.

𑌨 𑌚 𑌮𑌤𑍍‌𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌃 𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌃 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Yet beings do not truly reside in Me. Witness My extraordinary divine power: although I uphold and generate all beings, My own Self is not contained within them nor do I depend on them in any way.

𑌯𑌥𑌾𑌽𑌽𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌮𑌤𑍍‌𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌯 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Just as the powerful wind, which moves everywhere, always remains within space, in the same way, understand that all living beings exist within Me.

𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍌 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, at the end of each cosmic cycle, all beings merge into My own nature. When a new cycle begins, I send them forth again into existence.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌭𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌿𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌵𑌶𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
By keeping My own material nature under control, I repeatedly bring forth all these living beings, who are powerless and subject to the influence of nature.

𑌨 𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌂𑌜𑌯 ।
𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌵𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌸𑍁 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, those actions do not bind Me, because I remain detached and uninvolved with them, like someone who is unconcerned and unaffected by what is happening.

𑌮𑌯𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌹𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌽𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Under My supervision, nature brings forth all living and non-living things. Because of this oversight, Arjuna, the entire world continues to change and function.

𑌅𑌵𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍀𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌮𑌮 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Foolish people disregard Me when I appear in human form, not understanding My true, supreme nature as the Lord who governs all beings.

𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌾𑌶𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌃 𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who are confused and lack true understanding, whose hopes, actions, and knowledge are all wasted, take shelter in a deluding nature that is fiendish and ungodly.

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
But those who are truly noble, O Arjuna, who have embraced the divine nature, worship Me with unwavering focus, recognizing Me as the eternal and unchanging source of all beings.

𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑌂𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Constantly singing My praises, making dedicated efforts, and remaining steadfast in their commitments, these devotees worship Me with heartfelt devotion. They bow down to Me and are always united with Me through their loving service.

𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌨 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌏𑌕𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌮𑍍 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Others, too, worship Me through the sacrifice of knowledge, seeing Me as the One, as distinct in many forms, or as the cosmic being with countless faces, each according to their understanding.

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌹𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌮𑍌𑌷𑌧𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂 𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am the Vedic ritual, I am the general sacrifice, I am the offering made to the ancestors, I am the nourishing herb, I am the sacred chant, I am the clarified butter, I am the ritual fire, and I am the act of making the offering itself.

𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌃 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌹𑌃 ।
𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌋𑌕𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌮 𑌯𑌜𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am the father, the mother, the sustainer, and the grandfather of this universe. I am what is to be known, the purifier, the sacred syllable Om, and I am also the Rig, Sama, and Yajur Vedas.

𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌬𑍀𑌜𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am the ultimate destination, the one who supports all, the supreme ruler, the silent observer, the dwelling place, the safe haven, the true friend. I am the source and the end, the foundation, the storehouse, and the eternal seed that never perishes.

𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍃𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌚 ।
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑍈𑌵 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑌦𑌸𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌹𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am the one who provides heat, who both holds back and sends down the rain. I am the essence of immortality as well as the force of death. I am existence and non-existence, Arjuna.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑍋𑌮𑌪𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌃 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who are well-versed in the three Vedas, who drink the sacred Soma and are purified from sin, worship Me through sacrifices and seek the path to heaven. After attaining the virtuous realm of Indra, king of the gods, they enjoy the celestial pleasures available in heaven.

𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌏𑌵𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍀𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌲𑌭𑌂𑌤𑍇 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
After enjoying the vast pleasures of heaven, when their accumulated merit runs out, they return to the mortal world. In this way, those who follow the rituals prescribed in the three Vedas, motivated by desires, experience a cycle of coming and going, never achieving lasting liberation.

𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍇 𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For those who focus on Me alone, thinking of nothing else and worshipping Me with unwavering devotion, I personally take care of what they need and protect what they already have, as they are always united with Me.

𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even those who faithfully worship other gods, Arjuna, are in fact worshipping Me alone, though they do so in a way that is not in line with the true understanding or proper method.

𑌅𑌹𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌨 𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am truly the sole enjoyer and master of all sacrifices, but people do not recognize Me in My true nature. As a result, they miss the highest benefit and fall away from the ultimate goal.

𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍄𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍃𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥25॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who dedicate themselves to the gods reach the gods. Those who are devoted to their ancestors go to their ancestors. Those who worship elemental beings or spirits reach those beings. But those who worship Me alone come to Me.

𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑍋𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌤𑌦𑌹𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌹𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ॥26॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If someone offers Me even a simple leaf, flower, fruit, or a little water with a heart full of devotion, I gladly accept that sincere gift from the pure-minded person.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌷𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌹𑍋𑌷𑌿 𑌦𑌦𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑌮𑍍 ॥2𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, whatever actions you perform, whatever food you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give away, and whatever austerities you undertake, do all of these as an offering to Me.

𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌰𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌨𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥2𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In this way, you will be released from the bondage of actions that produce both good and bad results. With your mind established in the yoga of renunciation and freed from these ties, you will ultimately reach Me.

𑌸𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍇 𑌭𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥2𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am equally disposed toward all living beings; I have neither dislike nor special fondness for anyone. Yet, those who worship me with devotion dwell in me, and I am present in them as well.

𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌭𑌜𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌕𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌸 𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌃 ॥30॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even if someone acts in extremely wrongful ways, if they worship Me with unwavering, exclusive devotion, they should still be regarded as truly righteous, because their intention and resolve are set in the right direction.

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌶𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 ।
𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌹𑌿 𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥31॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
He quickly becomes a person of virtue and attains lasting peace. Arjuna, you should boldly declare that My devotee is never lost or destroyed.

𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌹𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍋 𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌶𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥32॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, even those considered of sinful birth-women, merchants, and laborers-if they take refuge in Me, they too reach the highest spiritual destination.

𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 ।
𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥33॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
How much more easily, then, do the virtuous brahmanas, devoted royal sages, and true devotees attain Me. Since you have come into this impermanent and unsatisfying world, dedicate yourself to My worship.

𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑌵 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌜𑍀 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌵𑌮𑍍 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌃 ॥34॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Focus your mind on Me, become devoted to Me, worship Me, and bow down to Me. By dedicating yourself fully to Me and regarding Me as your highest aim, you will surely reach Me.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌨𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the ninth chapter, called The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret, from the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, found in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, which teaches the knowledge of Brahman and the science of yoga. OM tat sat.

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