Chapter 18 · Verse 63·Spoken by Krishna
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayā vimṛiśhyaitad aśheṣheṇa yathechchhasi tathā kuru
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Sanskrit recitation by Swami Brahmānanda
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Translation · 5 voices
To you I have imparted this knowledge, which is more secret than any secret. Ponder over this as a whole and do as you like.
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
Thus, the knowledge, the mystery of mysteries, has been declared to you by Me. Reflecting on it fully, do as you will.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
Thus, the path of wisdom, a better secret than all other secrets, has been expounded to you by Me; comprehend it fully and then act as you wish.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
Thus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, then act as you wish.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
Thus, I have revealed to you the truth, the mystery of mysteries. Having thought it over, you are free to act as you wish.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
This knowledge has been declared to you by Me, the all-knowing Lord, more secret than secret, that is, exceedingly secret, a mystery. Having pondered it, having reflected and considered it, this whole scripture as stated and all the matter taught in it, do as you wish. Hear what I say still further.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
Thus, the knowledge to be gained by the seekers of liberation, more secret than every secret, whose object is the discipline of action, the discipline of knowledge, and the discipline of devotion, has all been declared. Having pondered all of this, do as you wish, in keeping with your own qualification; take up the discipline of action, knowledge, or the discipline of devotion, as you please. This is the meaning.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.