Word meanings
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Divine Lord said
- param
- supreme
- bhūyaḥ
- again
- pravakṣyāmi
- I shall explain
- jñānānām
- of all knowledge
- jñānam uttamam
- the supreme wisdom
- yat
- which
- jñātvā
- knowing
- munayaḥ
- saints
- sarve
- all
- parām
- highest
- siddhim
- perfection
- itaḥ
- through this
- gatāḥ
- attained
Translations
The Blessed Lord said, "I will again declare to thee that supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, having known which all the sages have gone to supreme perfection after this life."
Lord Shri Krishna continued: Now I will reveal to you the wisdom that is beyond knowledge, by attaining which the sages have reached perfection.
The Blessed Lord said, "I shall speak again of the supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, by realizing which all the contemplatives have reached the highest perfection from here."
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- सम्पूर्ण ज्ञानोंमें उत्तम और पर ज्ञानको मैं फिर कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर सब-के-सब मुनिलोग इस संसारसे मुक्त होकर परमसिद्धिको प्राप्त हो गये हैं।Commentary
Further analysis of the field is made in this chapter. In chapter XIII, verse 21, it has been stated that attachment to the alities is the cause of Samsara or births in good and evil wombs. In this chapter the Lord gives answers to the estions What are the alities of Nature (Gunas) How do they bind a man What are the characteristics of these alities How do they operate How can one obtain freedom from them What are the characteristics of a liberated soul. All knowledge has no reference to the knowledge described in chapter XIII, verse 7 to 10, but it refers to that kind of knowledge which concerns sacrifices.
That kind of knowledge which relates to sacrifices cannot give liberation. But the knowledge which is going to be imparted in this discourse will certainly lead to emancipation. The Lord eulogises this knowledge by the epithets supreme and the best in order to create great interest in Arjuna and other spiritual aspirants. Having learnt this supreme knowledge, all the sages who practised Manana or reflection (Munis) have attained perfection after being freed from bondage to the body.
Itah After this life after being freed from this bondage to the body.