Shloka 10
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
मैं पृथिवीमें पवित्र: गन्ध और अग्निमें तेज हूँ तथा सम्पूर्ण भूतोंमें उनका जीवन हूँ और तपस्वियोंमें तप हूँ ।। बीजं मां सर्वभूतानां विद्धि पार्थ सनातनम् । बुद्धिर्बुद्धिमतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्,हे अर्जुन! तू सम्पूर्ण भूतोंका सनातन बीज मुझको ही जानः! मैं बुद्धिमानोंकी बुद्धि और तपस्वियोंका तेज हूँ
pṛthivyāṁ ca gandhaḥ pṛthivyāṁ ca pavitraḥ, agnau ca tejaḥ; sarvabhūteṣu ca jīvanaṁ, tapasviṣu ca tapaḥ. bījaṁ māṁ sarvabhūtānāṁ viddhi pārtha sanātanam; buddhir buddhimatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham.
Krishna declares that the pure fragrance in the earth and the radiance in fire are expressions of him; likewise, the very life that sustains all beings and the austerity of ascetics are his presence. He then instructs Arjuna to recognize him as the eternal seed—the originating principle—of all creatures, and as the discerning intelligence in the intelligent and the splendor in the splendid. Ethically, the teaching redirects Arjuna’s attention from mere battlefield outcomes to the divine ground of all vitality, excellence, and disciplined striving, urging reverence and responsibility toward life itself.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Krishna teaches that the highest qualities and sustaining principles in the world—earth’s pure fragrance, fire’s radiance, the life-force in all beings, and the austerity of ascetics—are manifestations of him. Therefore Arjuna should recognize Krishna as the eternal source (seed) of all creatures and as the inner intelligence and splendor wherever they appear.
Within Bhīṣma Parva’s spiritual instruction to Arjuna amid the war setting, Krishna continues a sequence of identifications showing his immanence in the cosmos. The focus shifts from external conflict to perceiving the divine foundation present in nature, life, and human excellence, strengthening Arjuna’s clarity about duty grounded in a larger sacred order.