Bhagavad Gita 18.68
Spoken by Krishna · Verse 68 of 78
य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्व् अभिधास्यति । भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा माम् एवैष्यत्य् असंशयः ॥
ya idaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati | bhaktiṃ mayi parāṃ kṛtvā mām evaiṣyaty asaṃśayaḥ ||
Whoever teaches this supreme secret among My devotees, with supreme bhakti — comes to Me without doubt.
Word by word (3)
- ya idaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati
- — he who (yaḥ) will teach/declare (abhidhāsyati = will-proclaim, future of abhi + dhā) this (idam) supreme secret (paramam guhyam = highest-secret), among My devotees (mad-bhakteṣu = among My devotees) — the condition: teaching the Gita's supreme secret specifically to the devotees (qualified recipients, V67's implied positive)
- bhaktiṃ mayi parāṃ kṛtvā mām evaiṣyaty asaṃśayaḥ
- — having performed/offered (kṛtvā = having-done) supreme devotion/bhakti (parāṃ bhaktim = supreme bhakti) to Me (mayi), he will come (eṣyati = will come) to Me alone (mām eva), without doubt (asaṃśayaḥ = a + saṃśaya = without-doubt; doubts-absent) — the result: parā bhakti in the act of teaching + certain arrival at the Divine
- bhaktiṃ mayi parāṃ kṛtvā
- — having offered supreme bhakti to Me; the act of teaching the Gita to qualified students IS itself an act of parā bhakti (supreme devotion). Teaching the Gita is not merely transmission of information but an act of worship of the Divine through service to the devotees. This is the karma-yoga principle at the teaching-level: the teacher who shares V66 with qualified students does so as an offering of parā bhakti — and this itself guarantees their liberation (mām evaiṣyati asaṃśayaḥ)
He who will teach this supreme secret to My devotees, offering supreme devotion to Me — he will come to Me, without doubt.
A modern analogy
This verse gives the highest merit for sharing the Gita. The Gita teacher who transmits this supreme secret to qualified students — those with discipline, devotion, a service-minded heart, and freedom from criticism — is performing an act of parā bhakti (supreme devotion) itself. The fruit: mām evaiṣyati asaṃśayaḥ — they come to the Divine, beyond any doubt. Teaching the Gita is one of the highest forms of divine service.
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He who with supreme devotion to Me will teach this deeply profound philosophy to My devotees, shall doubtless come to Me alone. [4]
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He who shall inculcate this supreme mystery to those that are devoted to Me, offering Me the highest devotion, will come to Me, freed from all his doubts. [13]
This verse speaks to
Where this thread continues
By bhakti one truly knows what and who I am; then knowing Me truly, one enters into Me immediately.
I am your student. My mind is bewildered about what is right. Teach me.
One with no ego-doer-sense, whose buddhi is untainted — even while killing all these beings, kills not, is not bound.
Where yogeśvara Kṛṣṇa is, where archer Pārtha stands — there abide fortune, victory, flourishing, and steadfast dharma.
Instrument, offering, fire, act, destination — all Brahman. One absorbed in Brahman-action reaches Brahman alone.
Whatever you do, eat, offer, give, or practise as austerity — do it all as mad-arpaṇam, an offering to Me.
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