Chapter 9 · The King of Knowledge

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 9.33

किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणा: पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्

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

Recitation · Text 9.33
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (14 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

How much more, then, the pure brāhmaṇas and devoted royal sages. Having come into this impermanent and joyless world, worship Me. The argument runs from the least expected case to the most expected, which is the reverse of how such lists usually work.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The argument runs from the least expected case to the most — the reverse of usual.