Bhagavad Gita · 18.63 · Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender·63 of 78
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥
iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayā
vimṛiśhyaitad aśheṣheṇa yathechchhasi tathā kuru
Sanskrit recitation
Surrender the weight · 18.56–18.66 · Teaching
Translation
Thus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, then act as you wish.
Meaning
Thus has wisdom, more profound than all secrets, been declared to thee by Me. This teaching is well known as the Gita, the essence of all the Vedas. If anyone follows it and lives in the spirit of this teaching he will certainly attain supreme peace, highest knowledge and immortality. There is no doubt about this. I have revealed the mystery of this secret treasure to thee as thou art dear to Me, O Arjuna.It The teaching declared above. Reflect fully over everything that has been taught to thee.
After Swami Sivananda
Surrender the weight· 18.56–18.66→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 18.56Having taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal, indestructible state of being.
- 18.57Mentally renouncing all actions in Me, having Me as the highest goal, and resorting to the yoga of discrimination, do thou ever fix thy mind on Me.
- 18.58Fixing your mind on Me, you shall, by My grace, overcome all obstacles; but if you will not hear Me due to egoism, you shall perish.
- 18.59If, filled with egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight," then thy resolve is vain; nature will compel thee.
- 18.60O Arjuna, bound by your own Karma (action) born of your own nature, that which from delusion you wish not to do, even that you shall do helplessly.
- 18.61The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory power, to revolve as if mounted on a machine.
- 18.62Fly to Him for refuge with all your being, O Arjuna; by His grace you will obtain supreme peace and the eternal abode.
18.63Thus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, then act as you wish.
- 18.64Hear again My supreme word, most secret of all; for you are dearly beloved of Me, I will tell you what is good.
- 18.65Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. You will come to Me; I truly promise you this, for you are dear to Me.
- 18.66Abandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not grieve.
Word-by-word→
- iti
- thus
- te
- to you
- jñānam
- knowledge
- ākhyātam
- explained
- guhyāt
- than secret knowledge
- guhya-taram
- still more secret knowledge
- mayā
- by me
- vimṛiśhya
- pondering
- etat
- on this
- aśheṣheṇa
- completely
- yathā
- as
- ichchhasi
- you wish
- tathā
- so
- kuru
- do
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