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सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्।।18.64।।

sarva-guhyatamaṁ bhūyaḥ śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥ iṣhṭo ‘si me dṛiḍham iti tato vakṣhyāmi te hitam

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 64
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Hear again My supreme word, most secret of all; for you are dearly beloved of Me, I will tell you what is good.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: hear again Krishna's most secret word, since you are exceedingly loved by him, he will speak for your benefit, framing what follows as a final, especially personal address rather than more general instruction.

In life: sometimes the most important thing someone says to you comes specifically because of the relationship itself, not because the information was objectively different from anything they'd tell anyone else, the care behind it is part of what makes it land.

Teaching: when someone important to you offers you final, especially personal guidance, receive it with the weight of the relationship behind it, not just as generic information you could have gotten from anyone.

sarva-guhya-tamamthe most confidential of all
bhūyaḥagain
śhṛiṇuhear
meby me
paramamsupreme
vachaḥinstruction
iṣhṭaḥ asiyou are dear
meto me
dṛiḍhamvery
itithus
tataḥbecause
vakṣhyāmiI am speaking
tefor your
hitambenefit

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.64 सर्वगुह्यतमम् the most secret of all? भूयः again? श्रृणु hear? मे My? परमम् supreme? वचः word? इष्टः beloved? असि (thou) art? मे of Me? दृढम् dearly? इति thus? ततः therefore? वक्ष्यामि (I) will speak? ते thy? हितम् what is good.Commentary Now listen once more with rapt attention to My words. Thou art very dear to Me. Thou art a sincere aspirant. Therefore I am telling thee this most mysterious truth. Hear from Me this mystery of all mysteries. I shall tell it to you again to make a deep impression on your mind? although it has been declared more than once. I do not hope to get any reward from thee. Thou art My most beloved friend and disciple. Therefore I will speak what is good for thee? the means of attaining Selfrealisation. This is the supreme good or the highest of all kinds of good for thee.