Shloka 1
Brahma-vidyā: Satya–Tapas and the Enumeration of Tattvas
Arjuna–Vāsudeva framed dialogue
ऑपन-माज बक। डे पजञ्चत्रिशोड्ध्याय: श्रीकृष्णके द्वारा अर्जुनसे मोक्ष-धर्मका वर्णन--गुरु और शिष्यके संवादमे ब्रह्मा और महर्षियोंके प्रश्नोत्तर अजुन उवाच ब्रह्म यत्परमं ज्ञेयं तन््मे व्याख्यातुमरहसि । भवतो हि प्रसादेन सूक्ष्मे मे रमते मति:,अर्जुन बोले--भगवन्! इस समय आपकी कृपासे सूक्ष्म विषयके श्रवणमें मेरी बुद्धि लग रही है, अत: जाननेयोग्य परब्रह्मके स्वरूपकी व्याख्या कीजिये
arjuna uvāca | brahma yat paramaṃ jñeyaṃ tan me vyākhyātum arhasi | bhavato hi prasādena sūkṣme me ramate matiḥ ||
Arjuna said: “O Lord, please explain to me that Brahman which is the supreme object of knowledge. By your grace, my mind now delights in subtle inquiry; therefore, teach me the nature of the highest Reality that ought to be known.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames liberation-oriented inquiry: the highest goal of knowledge is Brahman, and true understanding arises through the guru’s grace and a mind refined to grasp subtle realities.
At the opening of this teaching section, Arjuna respectfully requests Krishna to expound the nature of the supreme Brahman, stating that Krishna’s favor has made his intellect receptive to subtle spiritual instruction.