Shloka 18.68
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति |भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः ||१८-६८||
ya idaṃ paramaṃ guhyaṃ madbhakteṣvabhidhāsyati . bhaktiṃ mayi parāṃ kṛtvā māmevaiṣyatyasaṃśayaḥ ||18-68||
Meaning
But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me.
Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.
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Explanation
Krishna praises the one who shares this teaching. Whoever, with supreme devotion to Him, imparts this profound secret to fellow devotees shall, without doubt, come to Him.
Here the path of teaching itself becomes an act of love and a means of liberation. To pass on sacred wisdom in a spirit of devotion is to serve both God and others, and it draws the teacher ever nearer to the Divine. The word asamshaya, 'without doubt,' underscores the certainty of the reward.
The verse honors the spiritual generosity of sharing truth: those who light the way for others, not from pride but from love, walk a sure road to the Lord themselves.
In daily life
Lovingly sharing spiritual wisdom with sincere seekers is itself a sure path to the Divine.
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Krishna on service, in other chapters
- Verse 5.25True freedom isn't withdrawal from the world — the liberated sage naturally delights in the welfare of all beings.
- Verse 14.1The highest knowledge is not what you accumulate but what you realise — and it has already carried countless seekers to freedom before you.
- Verse 12.10Even if you cannot meditate, make your daily work an offering to God and you will reach perfection.
- Verse 10.1The deepest teachings open up to the one who listens with love and a genuine desire to learn.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 18.68
Who says Bhagavad Gita 18.68, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 18.68, in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga (Moksha Sannyas Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 18.68 mean?
But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me. (Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 18.68 for daily life?
Lovingly sharing spiritual wisdom with sincere seekers is itself a sure path to the Divine.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 18.68 mean?
यः इदं परमं गुह्यं — he who, this supreme secret; मद्भक्तेषु अभिधास्यति — will teach to My devotees; भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा — having shown supreme devotion to Me; माम् एव एष्यति — shall come to Me alone; असंशयः — without doubt.
Where does verse 18.68 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 68 of 78 in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga. The next verse is 18.69.