Shloka 3
Chapter 19
ज्ञान-विज्ञान-संसिद्धाः पदं श्रेष्ठं विदुर्मम ।
ज्ञानी प्रियतमो 'तो मे ज्ञानेनासौ बिभर्ति माम् ॥
jñāna-vijñāna-saṃsiddhāḥ padaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vidur mama / jñānī priyatamo 'to me jñānenāsau bibharti mām //
ဉာဏ်နှင့် အတွေ့အကြုံသိမြင်မှုတို့ဖြင့် ပြည့်စုံသူများသည် ငါ၏ အမြင့်မြတ်ဆုံး အနေအထားကို သိကြသည်။ ထို့ကြောင့် အမှန်တကယ် ပညာရှိသည် ငါ့အတွက် အချစ်ဆုံးဖြစ်သည်—ဉာဏ်ဖြင့် ငါကို မိမိအတွင်း၌ ထမ်းဆောင်ထားသောကြောင့်။
In this verse, Śrī Kṛṣṇa glorifies jñāna (spiritual knowledge) that matures into vijñāna (direct realization). Mere information about the Absolute is not the goal; perfection means knowledge that transforms one’s vision and life, culminating in steady awareness of the Lord’s ultimate position and abode. Such a jñānī is called “most dear” because his understanding is not superficial—his consciousness becomes a dwelling place for the Lord. The phrase “he carries Me” indicates that realized knowledge culminates in constant remembrance, inner alignment with the Lord’s will, and freedom from illusion. In Bhagavata theology, this does not diminish bhakti; rather, knowledge becomes complete when it supports devotion and steady perception of Bhagavān as the supreme reality.
FAQs
It teaches that jñāna becomes complete as vijñāna—direct realization—by which one truly knows the Lord’s supreme position and lives in constant awareness of Him.
Because realized knowledge stabilizes consciousness in truth, so the wise person ‘carries’ the Lord within—through steady remembrance and clear understanding of Bhagavān.
Study sacred teachings with the aim of inner transformation—apply them daily so knowledge becomes realization, strengthening remembrance of God amid work and relationships.