4 Raja-vidya: The King of Knowledge
who listens to Krsna without envy. Arjuna does not
cavil with Krgna but agrees with whatever He says.
This is his special qualification, and this is the way of
understanding Bhagavad-gita. It is not possible to
understand what God is by our own mental specu-
lations; we have to hear, and we have to accept.

Because Arjuna is not envious, Krsna speaks this
special knowledge to him. This is not only theoretical
knowledge but practical knowledge (vijiana-sahitam),
Whatever knowledge we receive from Bhagavad-gita |
should not be taken for sentimentality or fanaticism.
The knowledge is both jriana and vijnana, theoretical
wisdom and scientific knowledge. If one becomes
well-versed in this knowledge, liberation is certain.
Life in this material world is by nature inauspicious
and miserable. Moksa means liberation, and the
promise is that by dint of understanding this knowl-
edge one will attain liberation from all miseries. It is
important then to understand what Krsna says about
this knowledge.

raja-vidya raja-guhyam
pavitram idam uttamam
pratyaksavagamam dharmyam
susukham kartum avyayam

“This knowledge is the king of education, the most
secret of all secrets. It is the purest knowledge, and
because it gives direct perception of the self by reali-
zation, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlast-
ing, and it is joyfully performed.” (Bg. 9.2)

According to Bhagavad-gita, the topmost knowl-
edge (raja-vidya raja-guhyam) is Krsna consciousness
because in Bhagavad-gita we find that the symptom
