The Blessed Lord said: I will speak again of the highest knowledge, the best of all knowledge. Knowing this, all sages have reached the supreme perfection from here.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 14.1
Hindi · हिन्दी
श्रीभगवान् बोले सम्पूर्ण ज्ञानोंमें उत्तम और पर ज्ञानको मैं फिर कहूँगा, जिसको जानकर सबकेसब मुनिलोग इस संसारसे मुक्त होकर परमसिद्धिको प्राप्त हो गये हैं ॥
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श्री भगवानुवाचthe Blessed Lord saidपरम्highestभूयःagainप्रवक्ष्यामिI will declareज्ञानानाम्among knowledgesज्ञानम्knowledgeउत्तमम्highestयत्whichज्ञात्वाhaving knownमुनयःsagesसर्वेallपराम्supremeसिद्धिम्perfectionइतःfrom hereगताःhave gone
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Understanding the verse
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Krishna opens chapter 14 promising again the highest knowledge, by which all the sages reached perfection.
Krishna says he will teach the highest kind of knowledge, the one that has taken wise seekers to the greatest fulfillment.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna pauses before explaining the three gunas and announces a deeper teaching: a knowledge so complete that sages have used it to reach final fulfillment.
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In your life
What it looks like today
A grandmother who has taught her granddaughter to cook for years finally says, "Now I'll show you the one that matters." Krishna opens chapter 14 in that way, announcing the knowledge the sages used to reach perfection.
The takeaway
“Real understanding is not information. It is the kind that changes where you stand in life.”
Krishna says he will teach the highest kind of knowledge, the one that has taken wise seekers to the greatest fulfillment.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 14.1?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga" (The Three Modes of Material Nature).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 14.1?
Verse 1 sits in Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita — Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga, "The Three Modes of Material Nature". The chapter has 27 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 14.1 matter today?
A grandmother who has taught her granddaughter to cook for years finally says, "Now I'll show you the one that matters." Krishna opens chapter 14 in that way, announcing the knowledge the sages used to reach perfection.
Krishna opens chapter 14 promising again the highest knowledge, by which all the sages reached perfection.
What this verse means
Krishna says he will teach the highest kind of knowledge, the one that has taken wise seekers to the greatest fulfillment.
Context & commentary
Krishna pauses before explaining the three gunas and announces a deeper teaching: a knowledge so complete that sages have used it to reach final fulfillment.
What it looks like today
A grandmother who has taught her granddaughter to cook for years finally says, "Now I'll show you the one that matters." Krishna opens chapter 14 in that way, announcing the knowledge the sages used to reach perfection.
“Real understanding is not information. It is the kind that changes where you stand in life.”
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