Bhagavad Gita BG 18.68
Chapter 18, Verse 68 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति । भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ॥
ya imam paramam guhyam mad-bhakteshv abhidhasyati bhaktim mayi param krtvA mam evaisyaty asamshayah
Meaning
One who shall proclaim this supreme secret to My devotees, having performed the highest devotion to Me — will without doubt come to Me.
Understanding
The teaching's transmission: ya imam paramam guhyam (whoever proclaims this supreme secret — paramam guhyam, the most secret of all secrets). Mad-bhakteshv abhidhasyati (among My devotees — to devotees, not to all indiscriminately). Bhaktim mayi param krtvA (having performed the highest devotion to Me — the teacher who shares this is themselves a devotee). Mam eva aishyati asamsayah (will come to Me without doubt). The act of transmitting this teaching with devotion is itself a supreme act of bhakti that guarantees liberation.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| परमं गुह्यम् | paramam guhyam | the supreme secret, the most secret |
| अभिधास्यति | abhidhasyati | shall proclaim, will teach, will declare |
| परां भक्तिम् | param bhaktim | the highest devotion, supreme bhakti |
| असंशयः | asamshayah | without doubt, certainly |
| यः | yaḥ | whoever |
| इमम् | imam | this |
| परमम् | paramam | supreme |
| गुह्यम् | guhyam | secret |
| मत्-भक्तेषु | mat-bhakteṣu | among My devotees |
| अभिधास्यति | abhidhāsyati | will teach |
| भक्तिम् | bhaktim | devotion |
| मयि | mayi | to Me |
| पराम् | parām | supreme |
| कृत्वा | kṛtvā | having done |
| माम् | mām eva | Me certainly |
| एष्यति | eṣyati | will come |
| असंशयः | asaṃśayaḥ | without doubt |
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