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Bhagavad-gītā 18.64
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 64
- सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः शृणु मे परमं वचः ।
- इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥६४॥
- sarva-guhyatamaṁ bhūyaḥ
- śṛṇu me paramaṁ vacaḥ
- iṣṭo 'si me dṛḍham iti
- tato vakṣyāmi te hitam
sarvathe most confidential of all-guhyathe most confidential of all-tamamthe most confidential of all — the most confidential of all; bhūyaḥagain — again; śṛṇujust hear — just hear; mefrom Me — from Me; paramamthe supreme — the supreme; vacaḥinstruction — instruction; iṣṭaḥyou are dear asiyou are dear — you are dear; meto Me — to Me; dṛḍhamvery — very; itithus — thus; tataḥtherefore — therefore; vakṣyāmiI am speaking — I am speaking; tefor your — for your; hitambenefit — benefit.
Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you My supreme instruction, the most confidential knowledge of all. Hear this from Me, for it is for your benefit.
The Lord has given Arjuna knowledge that is confidential (knowledge of Brahman) and still more confidential (knowledge of the Supersoul within everyone's heart), and now He is giving the most confidential part of knowledge: just surrender unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead. At the end of the Ninth Chapter He has said, man-manāḥ: "Just always think of Me." The same instruction is repeated here to stress the essence of the teachings of Bhagavad-gītā. This essence is not understood by a common man, but by one who is actually very dear to Kṛṣṇa, a pure devotee of Kṛṣṇa. This is the most important instruction in all Vedic literature. What Kṛṣṇa is saying in this connection is the most essential part of knowledge, and it should be carried out not only by Arjuna but by all living entities.