राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम् | प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्
rājavidyā rājaguhyaṃ pavitramidamuttamam . pratyakṣāvagamaṃ dharmyaṃ susukhaṃ kartumavyayam
此乃王中之學,王中之秘,至高無上的淨化者;可直接證悟,合乎「達摩」(Dharma),極易實踐,且永不毀滅。
This is the Sovereign Knowledge, the Sovereign Profundity, the best sanctifire; directly realizable, righteous, very easy to practise and imperishable.
在此節中,主奎師那(Lord Krishna)極力讚揚梵(Brahman)之知識,以期在靈性求道者心中激發迅速證得此知識的巨大興趣。在這門王中之學中,既無盲目信仰,亦無信仰販賣。真理,即這至高無上的奧秘(真我或絕對者),可透過直覺或直接感知而證悟。絕對者之學是所有科學中最輝煌的,它是科學中的科學。在所有學問中,此為最高;在所有秘密中,此為最深奧;在所有淨化者中,此為至上。梵(Brahman)之知識是最佳的淨化者。它能將數千生以來積累的所有「業」(Karma)之根源及其本身,瞬間化為灰燼。它連同其影響一同摧毀「無明」(Avidya)。真我(Atman)之知識與「達摩」(Dharma)並不相悖。再者,絕對者之知識可輕易獲得。它是永不毀滅的,是永恆的。它以其自身的自性光輝永遠閃耀。
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.