Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga - The Yoga of the Supreme PersonKrishna
Verse 20
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 15, श्लोक 20
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयानघ।
एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत॥२०॥
Transliteration
Iti Guhyatamam Shastram-Idam-Uktam Maya-Anagha.
Etad-Buddhva Buddhiman-Syat Krita-Krityash-Cha Bharata.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
इतिitithus
गुह्यतमम्guhyatamamthe most secret
शास्त्रम्shastramscripture/teaching
इदम्idamthis
उक्तम्uktamhas been spoken
मयाmayaby Me
अनघanaghaO sinless one
एतत्etatthis
बुद्ध्वाbuddhvaunderstanding
बुद्धिमान्buddhimanwise
स्यात्syatshall become
कृतकृत्यःkrita-krityahone who has fulfilled all duties
भारतbharataO Bharata
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे निष्पाप! इस प्रकार यह गुह्यतम (अत्यन्त रहस्यमय) शास्त्र मेरे द्वारा कहा गया। हे भारत! इसे समझकर मनुष्य बुद्धिमान और कृतकृत्य (कृतार्थ) हो जाता है।
English Translation
Thus this most secret teaching has been imparted by Me, O sinless one. Understanding this, O Bharata, a person becomes wise and has fulfilled all duties.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna concludes the chapter by calling this the most secret of all teachings — not secret because it should be hidden, but because it reveals the deepest truth about reality. One who truly understands this teaching about Purushottama becomes the wisest of the wise and has nothing left to accomplish. All spiritual seeking reaches its fulfillment in the recognition of Krishna as the Supreme Person beyond both the perishable and the imperishable.