Sanskrit · Devanagari
य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति। भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
ya idaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ madbhakteṣvabhidhāsyati bhaktiṃ mayi parāṃ kṛtvā māmevaiṣyatyasaṃśayaḥ
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882He who, with the highest devotion to me, will proclaim this supreme mystery among my devotees, will come to me, freed from (all) doubt.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.68।। --,यः इमं यथोक्तं परमं परमनिःश्रेयसार्थं केशवार्जुनयोः संवादरूपं ग्रन्थं गुह्यं गोप्यतमं मद्भक्तेषु मयि भक्ितमत्सु अभिधास्यति वक्ष्यति? ग्रन्थतः अर्थतश्च स्थापयिष्यतीत्यर्थः? यथा त्वयि मया। भक्तेः पुनर्ग्रहणात् भक्ितमात्रेण केवलेन शास्त्रसंप्रदाने पात्रं भवतीति गम्यते। कथम् अभिधास्यति इति? उच्यते -- भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा भगवतः परमगुरोः अच्युतस्य शुश्रूषा मया क्रियते इत्येवं कृत्वेत्यर्थः। तस्य इदं फलम् -- मामेव एष्यति मुच्यते एव। असंशयः अत्र संशयः न कर्तव्यः।।किं च --,
5890bc3e1aae…Rāmānuja
18.68 Whose expounds or elucidates this supreme mystery to My devotees, he, aciring supreme devotion towards Me, will reach Me only. There is no doubt about this.
8172c21d2946…Swami Sivananda
18.68 यः who? इमम् this? परमम् supreme? गुह्यम् secret? मद्भक्तेषु in My devotees? अभिधास्यति shall declare? भक्तिम् devotion? मयि in Me? पराम् supreme? कृत्वा having done? माम् to Me? एव even? एष्यति shall come? असंशयः doubtless.Commentary This supreme secret The teachings of the Gita as taught above in the form of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. Why is it called a supreme secret Because it helps one to attain immortality or freedom from the whell of birth and death.He alone? who has devotion? is alified to receive the teachings of the Gita.Teach with the faith that he is thus doing service to the Lord? the Supreme Teacher.Doubtless may also mean freedom from doubts.
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