Verse 18.64
सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः शृणु मे परमं वचः ।
इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम् ॥
Transliteration
sarvaguhyatamaṃ bhūyaḥ śaṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥ |
iṣṭo'si me dṛḍhamiti tato vakṣyāmi te hitam ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Hear thou again My supreme word, most secret of all; because thou art dearly beloved of Me, I will tell thee what is good.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
Hear again my supreme word, the most secret of all. You are dearly loved by me, therefore I shall tell you what is for your good.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Yet Krishna has one more thing to say. He calls it his supreme word, the most secret of all, and he gives his reason for sharing it: Arjuna is deeply loved by him. The verse shifts the tone from instruction to intimacy. What follows is offered not as philosophy alone but as words spoken for the good of a beloved friend. It prepares for the two verses often seen as the climax of the Gita.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08