Shloka 26
Rāja-Vidyā Rāja-Guhya Yoga (राजविद्या राजगुह्य योग) — The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
वेदाहं समतीतानि वर्तमानानि चार्जुन । भविष्याणि च भूतानि मां तु वेद न कश्चन
vedāhaṁ samatītāni vartamānāni cārjuna | bhaviṣyāṇi ca bhūtāni māṁ tu veda na kaścana ||
アルジュナよ。過去に過ぎ去ったもの、今あるもの、そして未来に起こるもの—あらゆる存在と出来事を、我は悉く知る。だが、我を我のままに真に知る者はない。信と帰依を欠く者には、我が実相は捉えられぬからである。
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The Lord affirms divine omniscience—knowledge of past, present, and future—while stressing that true knowledge of the Divine is not merely intellectual; it requires śraddhā (faith) and bhakti (devotion). Without inner receptivity and devotion, the Supreme remains unrecognized.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra discourse, the Lord addresses Arjuna directly, revealing His transcendent status: He knows all temporal states of beings, yet ordinary people cannot comprehend Him. This prepares Arjuna for deeper revelations about the Lord’s nature and the path of devotion.