Bhagavad Gita 9.2
rāja-vidyā rāja-guhyaṁ pavitram idam uttamam
pratyakṣāvagamaṁ dharmyaṁ su-sukhaṁ kartum avyayam
This is the king of knowledge, the secret supreme,
Purer than all, beyond illusion’s dream.
Directly experienced, righteous in its way,
Joyful to practice, never to decay.
My dear Lord, help me to understand why you keep the wisdom of your supreme glory and lovability veiled. It is not to deprive me but to dignify me—with the freedom to love you by choice, not by compulsion.
O merciful Lord, by concealing your supreme lovability, you allow me to explore lesser loves, only to learn their limits. You do not mock me as I struggle, nor forsake me as I falter. Through all my travels and travails, you mercifully send timely and powerful reminders—inner and outer—to awaken me to life’s higher truths and, ultimately, to the truth of your love.
Guide me, O Lord, to heed those reminders. The more I consciously and consistently choose to love you, the more you will mercifully reveal the secret of your supreme lovability—drawing me toward you steadily, securely, and swiftly.
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09.02 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 realization, it is the perfection of religion. It is everlasting, and it is joyfully performed.
BHAKTI is a secret thing.