There are education, different types of education, different departmental education, but this is the best of the royal education. Rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ. And most confidential. It cannot be understood by ordinary person. Rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram. Why it is . . . (break) . . . so confidential and it is called rāja-vidyā, the king of knowledge? Pavitram. Pavitram means the purest, not contaminated. Not contaminated means not material knowledge. It is spiritual knowledge. Material knowledge is contaminated. There are three qualities in the material world: sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa—goodness, passion and ignorance. So it is above; above goodness. Passion is condemned, ignorance is condemned, even this material so-called goodness, that is also condemned. Above.
- rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ
- pavitram idam uttamam
- (BG 9.2)
Uttamam means "without any darkness." Tama means "darkness" and ut means "above." Uttamam.
- rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ
- pavitram idam uttamam
- pratyakṣāvagamaṁ
- (BG 9.2)
Now, you take some knowledge. Suppose you are going to be cured from some disease. So doctor is giving you medicine and treatment. So pratyakṣāvagamaṁ: it is not theoretical. You understand that your fever is diminishing, you are getting strength. Then it is pratyakṣāvagamaṁ, directly perceived. Not that you go to a doctor, and he gives you medicine, and you do not understand whether you are being cured or you are in the same position. No. That is not. You will feel. Another example is just like if you eat, then you will feel pleasure, strength, satisfaction. Not that you are going to be eating continually, but . . . no such thing. No. That will be understood automatically. Similarly, pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ. Dharma means religion. Religion . . . don't understand religion which is mentioned in the English dictionary as a kind of faith. No. It is not faith; it is fact.