Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9: राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga)

What is taught in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9?

Chapter 9 (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga) contains 34 verses in the canonical Mahabharata recension (1 curated in this study edition). The Yoga of Sovereign Science and Sovereign Secret. The magnificent cosmic presence of God, the supreme power of pure unmotivated devotion, and divine grace extended to all souls without distinction.

Authority Standard: Gita Press Gorakhpur (Code 502 / Sadhaka Sanjivani)

Chapter Summary & Key Spiritual Teachings

The Yoga of Sovereign Science and Sovereign Secret. The magnificent cosmic presence of God, the supreme power of pure unmotivated devotion, and divine grace extended to all souls without distinction.

Core Teachings:

I support this entire universe, yet I remain detached from it (Verses 4-5)

To those who always remember Me with undivided devotion, I carry what they lack and preserve what they have: Yoga-Kshemam Vahamyaham (Verse 22)

Whoever offers Me with love a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water, I accept that loving offering: Patram Pushpam Phalam Toyam (Verse 26)

Whatever you do, eat, offer in sacrifice, give away, or perform as austerity, dedicate that as an offering to Me (Verse 27)

1 Curated Verses with Gita Press Anvaya & Translation

Shloka 9.22 Gita Press Code 502

अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्॥

ananyāś cintayanto māṁ ye janāḥ paryupāsate |
teṣāṁ nityābhiyuktānāṁ yoga-kṣemaṁ vahāmy aham ||

पदच्छेद एवं अन्वय (Word-by-word Anvaya):

अनन्याः = अनन्य भाव से; चिन्तयन्तः = चिन्तन करते हुए; माम् = मुझको; ये = जो; जनाः = भक्तजन; पर्युपासते = भजते हैं; तेषाम् = उन; नित्याभियुक्तानाम् = नित्य युक्त पुरुषों का; योगक्षेमम् = योग (अप्राप्त की प्राप्ति) और क्षेम (प्राप्त की रक्षा); वहामि = वहन करता हूँ; अहम् = मैं।

गीताप्रेस हिन्दी भावार्थ:

जो अनन्यप्रेमी भक्तजन मुझ परमेश्वर का निरन्तर चिन्तन करते हुए निष्काम भाव से भजते हैं, उन नित्य-युक्त पुरुषों का योगक्षेम (अप्राप्त की प्राप्ति और प्राप्त की रक्षा) मैं स्वयं वहन करता हूँ। (गीताप्रेस कोड 502)

English Translation: "To those devotees who always worship Me with exclusive devotion, meditating on My transcendental form, to them I supply what they lack and preserve what they have."