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Bhagavad Gita 9.33

Chapter 9, Verse 33

Part of 9: Rāja Vidyā Yogराजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग

किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा। अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्॥

Transliteration

kiṁ punar brāhmaṇāḥ puṇyā bhaktā rājarṣhayas tathā anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām

Meaning

How much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.

Word-by-word meaning
kimwhatpunaḥthenbrāhmaṇāḥsagespuṇyāḥmeritoriusbhaktāḥdevoteesrāja-ṛiṣhayaḥsaintly kingstathāandanityamtransientasukhamjoylesslokamworldimamthisprāpyahaving achievedbhajasvaengage in devotionmāmunto me
Commentary

Rajarshis are kings who have become saints while discharging the duties of the kingdom. It is very difficult to get a human birth which is the means of attaining the goal of life. Being born in this human body you should lead a life of devotion to the Lord. In the human body alone will you have the power to reflect (VicharaSakti), discrimination and dispassion. Even the gods envy the human birth. This body is impermanent. It perishes soon. It brings pain of various sorts. So give up the efforts for securing happiness and comfort for this body. If you do not aim at Selfrealisation even after attaining a human birth, you live in vain you are wasting your life and you are a slayer of the Self. You will again and again be caught in the wheel of birth and death.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 33?
How much more easily, then, do Brahmins and devoted royal saints attain the goal? Having come to this impermanent and unhappy world, do thou worship Me.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 33 of Chapter 9 (Rāja Vidyā Yog — Yoga through the King of Sciences) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.