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Bhagavad Gita 18.63 — Iti Te Jnanam Akhyatam

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६३ — इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातम्

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During study and reflection on the Gita, or before making an important decision·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 63

Also known as: iti te jnanam akhyatam · yathechchhasi tatha kuru · bhagavad gita 18.63 · gita 18 63 · reflect and act as you wish · guhyad guhyataram

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

Having imparted His profound teaching, Krishna tells Arjuna that this wisdom, more secret than all secrets, has now been fully revealed. Remarkably, the Lord does not command obedience but invites Arjuna to reflect on it completely and then act according to his own free will. This verse beautifully honours human freedom and discernment, showing that the Gita appeals to understanding rather than blind compulsion.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 63 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, as Krishna draws His teaching toward its close, He declares that He has now revealed the most confidential wisdom in full. Rather than commanding Arjuna, He invites him to reflect upon it completely and act of his own free will, just before giving His final, supreme counsel of surrender.

✦ As told in scripture

Teachers of the Gita marvel that the Lord of all the worlds, having revealed the highest wisdom, still bows to the freedom of a single soul — showing that true guidance never coerces, but lovingly leaves the heart free to choose the good.

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The Mantra

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इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु॥

iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayā vimṛiśhyaitad aśheṣheṇa yathechchhasi tathā kuru

Meaning:Thus has this wisdom, more secret than all secrets, been declared to you by Me. Reflect on it fully, and then do as you wish.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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इति🔊itithus

ते🔊teto you

ज्ञानम्🔊jñānamknowledge; wisdom

आख्यातम्🔊ākhyātamhas been declared; explained

गुह्यात् गुह्यतरम्🔊guhyāt guhyatarammore secret than (all) secrets

मया🔊mayāby Me

विमृश्य🔊vimṛiśhyahaving reflected; deliberating

एतत्🔊etaton this

अशेषेण🔊aśheṣheṇacompletely; fully

यथा इच्छसि🔊yathā ichchhasias you wish

तथा कुरु🔊tathā kuruso do; act accordingly

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.63 — Iti Te Jnanam Akhyatam

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Honours the seeker's free will and power of discernment

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Encourages full reflection (vimrishya) before acting on spiritual teaching

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Affirms that the Gita's wisdom appeals to understanding, not compulsion

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Inspires the devotee to make wisdom truly one's own through contemplation

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Reminds us that the Lord guides but never forces the soul

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A verse fostering thoughtful, willing acceptance of dharma

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.63 — Iti Te Jnanam Akhyatam

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Best TimeDuring study and reflection on the Gita, or before making an important decision

Recite this verse when you have studied a portion of the Gita's teaching and wish to absorb it. As you chant, take to heart Krishna's invitation to 'reflect fully and then act as you wish', resolving to make the wisdom your own through careful contemplation rather than mere imitation. It is a fitting verse to recite before any thoughtful decision, asking for clear discernment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Krishna tells Arjuna that He has fully declared this wisdom, which is more secret than all secrets, and invites him to reflect on it completely and then act according to his own wish — leaving the choice to Arjuna's free will.

By saying 'do as you wish', Krishna honours Arjuna's free will and discernment. The Gita's teaching is meant to convince through understanding, not to compel by command, so the Lord invites Arjuna to a thoughtful, willing acceptance.

'Guhyad guhyataram' means 'more secret than the secret' — that is, the most profound and confidential knowledge. Krishna uses it to underscore the supreme value of the wisdom He has just imparted in the Gita.

Here Krishna leaves Arjuna free after teaching the knowledge. Just a few verses later, in 18.66, He gives His own most loving counsel — to surrender to Him alone. Together they show that the Lord first respects our freedom and then offers His supreme guidance.