Chapter 9

Shloka 9.14 “Always glorifying Me, striving with firm resolve, bowing to Me, they worship Me with constant devotion.” Key Teaching: Devotees worship Krishna with constant glorification and resolve. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that devotees, always glorifying him, striving with firm resolve, and bowing to him, worship with constant […]

Shloka 9.13 “But great souls, of divine nature, worship Me with unwavering minds, knowing Me as the eternal origin of beings.” Key Teaching: Great souls worship Krishna, knowing him as the eternal origin. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that great souls, of divine nature, worship him with unwavering minds,

Shloka 9.12 “Of deluded hopes, vain actions, and futile knowledge, they take refuge in demonic and atheistic views.” Key Teaching: Deluded beings follow demonic and atheistic views, missing Krishna. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that those with deluded hopes, vain actions, and futile knowledge take refuge in demonic and

Shloka 9.11 “Fools scorn Me when I assume a human form, ignorant of My supreme nature as the Lord of beings.” Key Teaching: Fools scorn Krishna’s human form, ignorant of his supreme nature. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that fools scorn him in his human form, unaware of his

Shloka 9.10 “Under My supervision, nature produces the moving and unmoving; thus, the world revolves, O Arjuna.” Key Teaching: Krishna supervises nature, causing the world’s revolution. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that under his supervision, nature produces all moving and unmoving beings, causing the world to revolve. This verse,

Shloka 9.9 “These actions do not bind Me, O Arjuna; I remain unattached, neutral to them.” Key Teaching: Krishna’s cosmic actions do not bind him, as he remains unattached. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that his cosmic actions, like creation, do not bind him, as he remains unattached and

Shloka 9.8 “Animating My nature, I send forth this multitude of beings, helplessly, by the force of My nature.” Key Teaching: Krishna animates creation, sending beings forth by his nature’s force. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that by animating his nature, he sends forth beings helplessly through his nature’s

Shloka 9.7 “At the end of a cycle, all beings return to My nature, O Arjuna; at the cycle’s dawn, I send them forth.” Key Teaching: Krishna absorbs and projects beings at cosmic cycles’ end and start. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that at the end of a cosmic

Shloka 9.6 “As the mighty wind rests in space, so all beings rest in Me; know this, O Arjuna.” Key Teaching: All beings rest in Krishna, like wind in space, yet he transcends them. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that just as the mighty wind rests in space, all

Shloka 9.5 “Nor do beings exist in Me—behold My divine yoga; supporting all beings, My Self does not dwell in them.” Key Teaching: Krishna supports all beings but does not dwell in them. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that beings do not exist in him in a limited sense,