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राजविद्या राजगुह्यं पवित्रमिदमुत्तमम्। प्रत्यक्षावगमं धर्म्यं सुसुखं कर्तुमव्ययम्।।

rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam

rāja-vidyā (the king of education) rāja-guhyam (the king of secrets) pavitram (the purest) idam (this) uttamam (transcendental) pratyakṣa (by direct experience) avagamam (understood) dharmyam (the perfection of religion) su-sukham (very happy) kartum (to perform) avyayam (everlasting)

This knowledge is the king of education, the most secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and because it gives direct perception of the self by realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.

Kṛṣṇa glorifies the knowledge He is about to share. He calls it the ‘rāja-vidyā’, the King of Education, and the ‘rāja-guhyaṁ’, the King of Secrets. It is the highest possible learning because it deals with the source of life itself. It is also ‘pavitram’, the purest knowledge, capable of washing away all material contamination. One of its most beautiful features is that it is ‘su-sukhaṁ kartum’—it is joyfully performed. Unlike difficult penances or dry philosophical logic, the path of devotion (Bhakti) is full of happiness. It involves singing, dancing, and tasting divine food. It is not a struggle of the ego; it is a celebration of the heart. Furthermore, this knowledge gives ‘pratyakṣāvagamaṁ’, or direct perception of the soul. It is not just a theory you have to believe in; it is something you can actually feel and experience in your own life. And because it is ‘avyayam’, the progress you make on this path is eternal. Kṛṣṇa is inviting Arjuna to a spiritual practice that is both effective and profoundly pleasant.