Bhagavad Gita 15.20

Verse 20

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयानघ | एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत || २० ||

Transliteration

iti guhyatamaṁ śāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛta-kṛtyaś ca bhārata

Synonyms

iti—thus; guhyatamam—most secret; śāstram—scripture; idam—this; uktam—disclosed; mayā—by Me; anagha—O sinless one; etat—this; buddhvā—understanding; buddhimān—intelligent; syāt—one becomes; kṛta-kṛtyaḥ—who has fulfilled all duties; ca—and; bhārata—O scion of Bharata.

Translation

Thus, O sinless one, this most secret teaching has been declared by Me. Understanding this, one becomes truly wise and has fulfilled all duties, O Bharata.

Multi-Tradition Commentary

Swami Gambhirananda (Advaita Vedanta)

Chapter 15 concludes with the Lord affirming that this teaching of Purushottama is the most secret of all scriptures—not because it is hidden, but because it is the deepest truth, accessible only to those with the inner purity and maturity to receive it. Understanding it makes one truly wise (buddhimān) and kṛta-kṛtya—one who has accomplished all that needed to be accomplished in human life.

Practical Application (Modern Life)

The culminating teaching of Chapter 15 is that knowing the Supreme Person—as the source of all light, all life, all knowledge, and all beings—is the completion of all human seeking. When this is genuinely understood, not as an idea but as living recognition, there is nothing more to do, nowhere more to go. Allow this vision to settle into your being and watch how it transforms your relationship with all of life.

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