Chapter IX · Śloka 1
Śrī Kṛṣṇa uvāca
श्री भगवानुवाच
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानसहितं यज्ज्ञात्वा मोक्ष्यसेऽशुभात् ॥
śrī bhagavān uvāca
idaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave |
jñānaṃ vijñāna-sahitaṃ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase 'śubhāt ||
idaṃ tu te guhyatamaṃ pravakṣyāmy anasūyave |
jñānaṃ vijñāna-sahitaṃ yaj jñātvā mokṣyase 'śubhāt ||
The Blessed Lord said: To you who do not cavil, I shall now declare the most profound secret — knowledge combined with realized wisdom — knowing which you shall be freed from all misfortune.
Kṛṣṇa opens this royal chapter by promising the most secret teaching, reserved for the sincere and non-envious student. Knowledge (jñāna) paired with direct realization (vijñāna) is the liberating combination.