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Bhagavad Gita 18.63 — Iti Te Jnanam Akhyatam in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

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

The Mantra

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𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌯𑌾।𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌤𑌦𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌯𑌥𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁॥

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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𑌇𑌤𑌿🔊itithus
𑌤𑍇🔊teto you
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊jñānamknowledge; wisdom
𑌆𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌮𑍍🔊ākhyātamhas been declared; explained
𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌰𑌮𑍍🔊guhyāt guhyatarammore secret than (all) secrets
𑌮𑌯𑌾🔊mayāby Me
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯🔊vimṛiśhyahaving reflected; deliberating
𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍🔊etaton this
𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍇𑌣🔊aśheṣheṇacompletely; fully
𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌸𑌿🔊yathā ichchhasias you wish
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁🔊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

Repetitions11times
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

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 18.63 — Iti Te Jnanam Akhyatam written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
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.

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