Gita Bhashya -Sankara 348

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -9

Raja-Vidya Raja-Guhya Yogah (YOGA OF KINGLY KNOWLEDGE AND KINGLY SECRET) In the eighth cliapter has been declared the yoga of concen­ tration (dhārana-yoga) through the nādi, together with the auxiliary means'. And, its result has been indicated as the very attainment, in due course, successively through 'Are','light' etc., of Brahman, that is to say, non-return (to samsāra). Here, the doubt may arise that the fruit of moksa is attainable by this means alone, and not by any other. With a view to setting side this doubt. Sri bhagavan-uvaca- Idam tu te guhya-tamam ravaksyayāmyanasūyave Jñānam vijñāna-sahitam yajjñātva moksyase(a) subhi The Blessed Lord said- 1. To you, who do not carp, I shall now declare this, the most profound secret, (namely) Knowledge combined with Realisation, having known which, you shall be free from evil. To you, who do not carp, who are devoid of the carping spirit, shall now declare this: the Knowledge of Brahman ("Brahma- jñāna") which is about to be declared, and which has been men­ tioned in the previous chapters, is presented to the mind and referred to as 'this'. The word 'now' is for the purpose of specifying its superiority. This True Knowledge .samyagjñāna) alone is the direct means to the attainment of moksa, as declared by Śruti and Smrti, in such passages as: