Chapter 9
The Royal Secret

Lyrics :
English
English Sanskrit

Introduction

om śrīparamātmane namaḥ
atha navamo'dhyāyaḥ
rājavidyārājaguhyayogaḥ.

Note: It is recommended to include the salutation and the chapter name, when an individual chapter is being chanted.

Verse 1

śrībhagavānuvāca
idaṁ tu te guhyatamam
pravakṣyāmyanasūyave
jñānaṁ vijñānasahitam
yajjñātvā mokṣyase'śubhāt

Verse 2

rājavidyā rājaguhyam
pavitramidamuttamam
pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyam
susukhaṁ kartumavyayam

Verse 3

aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣāḥ
dharmasyāsya parantapa
aprāpya māṁ nivartante
mṛtyusaṁsāravartmani

Verse 4

mayā tatamidaṁ sarvam
jagadavyaktamūrtinā
matsthāni sarvabhūtāni
na cāhaṁ teṣvavasthitaḥ

Verse 5

na ca matsthāani bhūtāni
paśya me yogamaiśvaram
bhūtabhṛnna ca bhūtasthaḥ
mamātmā bhūtabhāvanaḥ

Verse 6

yathākāśasthito nityam
vāyuḥ sarvatrago mahān
tathā sarvāṇi bhūtāni
matsthānītyupadhāraya

Verse 7

sarvabhūtāni kaunteya
prakṛtiṁ yānti māmikām
kalpakṣaye punastāni
kalpādau visṛjāmyaham

Verse 8

prakṛtiṁ svāmavaṣṭabhya
visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ
bhūtagrāmamimaṁ kṛtsnam
avaśaṁ prakṛtervaśāt

Verse 9

na ca māṁ tāni karmāṇi
nibadhnanti dhanañjaya
udāsīnavadāsīnam
asaktaṁ teṣu karmasu

Verse 10

mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ
sūyate sacarācaram
hetunānena kaunteya
jagadviparivartate