श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता

मूल श्लोकः

श्री भगवानुवाच

परं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।

यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda



14.1 परम् supreme, भूयः again, प्रवक्ष्यामि (I) will declare, ज्ञानानाम् of all knowledge, ज्ञानम् knowledge, उत्तमम् the best, यत् which, ज्ञात्वा having known, मुनयः the sages, सर्वे all, पराम् supreme, सिद्धिम् to perfection, इतः after this life, गताः gone.

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 soulAll 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.

Hindi Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Harikrishnadas Goenka

।।14.1।।तथा जो यह कहा कि प्रकृतिमें स्थित होना और गुणविषयक आसक्ति -- यही संसारका कारण है? सो किस गुणमें किस प्रकारसे आसक्ति होती है गुण कौनसे हैं वे कैसे बाँधते हैं गुणोंसे छुटकारा कैसे होता है तथा मुक्तका लक्षण क्या है यह सब बातें बतलानेके लिये भी इस अध्यायका आरम्भ किया जाता है --,श्रीभगवान् बोले -- परम् इस पदका दूरस्थ ज्ञानम् पदके साथ सम्बन्ध है। समस्त ज्ञानोंमें उत्तम परम ज्ञानको अर्थात् जो पर वस्तुविषयक होनेसे परम है और उत्तम फलयुक्त होनेके कारण समस्त ज्ञानोंमें उत्तम है? उस परम उत्तम ज्ञानको? यद्यपि पहलेके सब अध्यायोंमें बारबार कह आया हूँ? तो भी फिर भली प्रकार कहूँगा। यहाँ ज्ञानोंमेंसे इस शब्दसे अमानित्वादि ज्ञानसाधनोंका ग्रहण नहीं है। किंतु यज्ञादि ज्ञेयवस्तुविषयक ज्ञानोंका ग्रहण है। वे यज्ञादिविषयक ज्ञान मोक्षके लिये उपयुक्त नहीं हैं और यह ( जो इस अध्यायमें बतलाया जाता है वह ) मोक्षके लिये उपयुक्त है? इसलिये परम और उत्तम इन दोनों शब्दोंसे श्रोताकी बुद्धिमें रुचि उत्पन्न करनेके लिये इसकी स्तुति करते हैं। जिस ज्ञानको जानकर -- पाकर सब मननशील संन्यासीजन इस देहबन्धनसे मुक्त होनेके बाद मोक्षरूप परम सिद्धिको प्राप्त हुए हैं? ( ऐसा परम ज्ञान कहूँगा )।

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

14.1 The Lord said I shall declare again another kind of knowledge: It is the best of all forms of knowledge, by knowing which all the sages have attained the state of perfection beyond this world.

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

14.1 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 the supreme perfection after this life.

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

14.1 The Blessed Lord said I shall speak again of the supreme Knowledge, the best of all knowledges, by realizing which all the contemplatives reached the highest Perfection from here.