श्री भगवानुवाच
परं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।
यज्ज्ञात्वा मुनयः सर्वे परां सिद्धिमितो गताः।।14.1।।
श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता
मूल श्लोकः
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.
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya
।।14.1।। --,परं ज्ञानम् इति व्यवहितेन संबन्धः? भूयः पुनः पूर्वेषु सर्वेष्वध्यायेषु असकृत् उक्तमपि प्रवक्ष्यामि। तच्च परं परवस्तुविषयत्वात्। किं तत् ज्ञानं सर्वेषां ज्ञानानाम् उत्तमम्? उत्तमफलत्वात्। ज्ञानानाम् इति न अमानित्वादीनाम् किं तर्हि यज्ञादिज्ञेयवस्तुविषयाणाम् इति। तानि न मोक्षाय? इदं तु मोक्षाय इति परोत्तमशब्दाभ्यां स्तौति श्रोतृबुद्धिरुच्युत्पादनार्थम्। यत् ज्ञात्वा यत् ज्ञानं ज्ञात्वा प्राप्य मुनयः संन्यासिनः मननशीलाः सर्वे परां सिद्धिं मोक्षाख्याम् इतः अस्मात् देहबन्धनात् ऊर्ध्वं गताः प्राप्ताः।।अस्याश्च सिद्धेः ऐकान्तिकत्वं दर्शयति --,