薄伽梵歌 9.2

在这节诗中，克里希那（Krishna）勋主极力赞扬梵（Brahman）的知识，以期在灵性求道者心中激发起迅速获得它的巨大兴趣。这种王中之学既无盲信，也无煽动信仰之举。真理，即至高秘密（真我或绝对者），可通过直觉或直接感知来证悟。绝对者的学问是所有学问中最辉煌的，它是学问中的学问。在所有学问中，它是最高的；在所有秘密中，它是最深奥的；在所有净化者中，它是至上的。梵的知识是最佳的净化者，它能在一瞬间将累积了千万世的业（Karma）之根及其本身化为灰烬。它能连同其影响一起摧毁无明（Avidya）。真我（Atman）的知识并不与达摩（Dharma）相悖，它是多生多世无求果报地行善的成果。此外，绝对者的知识极易获得。有人可能认为这种知识既然易得，其效果耗尽后便会很快消失。事实并非如此，它是永不磨灭的，是永恒的，永远以其自性光明而闪耀。尝过此甘露一次的人，便会获得不朽。因此，绝对者的知识无疑是值得获取的。你必须在这一生中努力争取获得它，因为获得人身是极其困难的。时刻努力吧，因为生命无常，而奖赏（最终解脱）是巨大的。

In this verse Lord Krishna eulogies the knowledge of Brahman very highly in order to create a great interest in the spiritual aspirants for attaining It ickly.There is neither blind faith nor faithmongering in this royal science. The truth? the sovereign,secret (the Self or the Absolute) can be directly realised by intuition or immediate perception. The science of the Absolute is the most splendid of all sciences. It is the science of sciences. Of sciences the highest? of secrets the most profoun? of purifiers the supreme is this. The knowledge of Brahman is the best purifier. It reduces the roots of all Karmas and all the Karmas themselves which have been stored up in the course of many thousands of births? into ashes in the twinkling of an eye. It destroys Avidya along with its effects. An expiatory act (Prayaschitta) cannot destroy all sins. It removes the effect of a single sin? only to some extent. Even if it is removed the effect of that sin remains in a subtle state in the mind and forces him to do sinful acts in his next birth. But the knowledge of the Self destroys ickly all the sins in their gross and subtle states that are accumulated in the course of several thousands of births along with Avidya? their cause. That is the reason why it is a supreme purifier. The causal body of the Jiva is called MulaAvidya (rootignorance). The Avidya or the veil of ignorance that envelops the visible objects of this world is called Sthula Avidya or gross ignorance.The knowledge of the Self is not opposed to Dharma. It is the fruit of all actions done in many births without expectation of fruits. Further? the knowledge of the Absolute can very easily be attained. One may think that this knowledge will perish soon as it is easily obtained? when its effect is exhausted. It is not so. It is imperishable. It is everlasting. It shines for ever by its own Selfeffulgence. He who has tasted this nectar even once becomes immortal. Therefore the knowledge of the Absolute is certainly worth aciring. You will have to strive very hard to attain it anyhow in this birth? as it is very difficult to get a human birth. Strive hard every moment? for life is uncertain and the prize (final liberation) is great.