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Bhagavad Gita 18.64 — Sarva-guhyatamam Bhuyah

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६४ — सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 During devotional study of the Gita's concluding teaching, in quiet meditation·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 64

Also known as: sarva guhyatamam bhuyah · ishto si me dridham iti · bhagavad gita 18.64 · gita 18 64 · most secret teaching of the gita · vakshyami te hitam

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

✦ Meaning

As the Gita nears its climax, Krishna prepares to give His final and most confidential teaching. He tells Arjuna to listen once more to His supreme word — the most secret of all — and lovingly explains that He shares it because Arjuna is exceedingly dear to Him and He desires Arjuna's highest good. This tender verse immediately precedes the Lord's supreme instructions of devotion and surrender.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 64 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, having declared the knowledge already imparted and left Arjuna free, Krishna now lovingly offers to reveal His most confidential word. He tells Arjuna that, because he is dearly beloved, He will speak what is for his highest good — leading directly into the Gita's supreme teaching of surrender.

✦ As told in scripture

Devotees treasure this verse as the Lord's open declaration of love, holding that the Supreme reveals His deepest secrets only to the heart He cherishes — and that to know oneself dear to God is itself the beginning of the highest good.

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The Mantra

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सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।इष्टोऽसि मे दृढमिति ततो वक्ष्यामि ते हितम्॥

sarva-guhyatamaṁ bhūyaḥ śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥ iṣhṭo ‘si me dṛiḍham iti tato vakṣhyāmi te hitam

Meaning:Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all. Because you are exceedingly dear to Me, I shall tell you what is for your highest good.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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सर्वगुह्यतमम्🔊sarva-guhya-tamamthe most secret of all

भूयः🔊bhūyaḥagain; once more

श्रृणु🔊śhṛiṇuhear; listen

मे🔊meMy; from Me

परमं वचः🔊paramaṁ vachaḥsupreme word; highest instruction

इष्टः असि🔊iṣhṭaḥ asiyou are dear; beloved

मे🔊meto Me

दृढम्🔊dṛiḍhamfirmly; exceedingly

इति🔊itithus

ततः🔊tataḥtherefore

वक्ष्यामि🔊vakṣhyāmiI shall speak; I will tell

ते हितम्🔊te hitamfor your benefit; what is good for you

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.64 — Sarva-guhyatamam Bhuyah

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Reveals the Lord's intimate love for His devotee ('you are dear to Me')

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Prepares the heart to receive the Gita's supreme, most secret teaching

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Assures the devotee that God speaks always for our highest good (hitam)

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Deepens trust in the Lord's loving intention behind every instruction

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Inspires attentive, reverent listening to sacred wisdom

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A tender verse cherished as the gateway to the Gita's final counsel

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.64 — Sarva-guhyatamam Bhuyah

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Best TimeDuring devotional study of the Gita's concluding teaching, in quiet meditation

Recite this verse as you approach the closing teaching of the Gita. As you chant, receive Krishna's words 'you are dear to Me' as spoken personally to your own heart, and listen with attentive love for the supreme counsel that follows in verses 18.65 and 18.66. Let it cultivate the trust that the Lord speaks always for your highest good.

Frequently Asked Questions

Krishna announces that He is about to give His supreme word, the most secret of all teachings. He tells Arjuna to listen once more, explaining that He shares it because Arjuna is exceedingly dear to Him and He desires Arjuna's highest good.

'Sarva-guhyatamam' means the most confidential of all. Krishna uses it to emphasise that what follows — the supreme teaching of devotion and surrender in 18.65 and 18.66 — is the most precious and profound wisdom of the entire Gita.

Krishna reveals the loving relationship at the heart of the teaching. He gives the supreme secret not as a distant command but out of intimate affection for His devotee, showing that divine wisdom flows from the Lord's love and concern for our welfare.

This verse is the loving introduction to the Gita's final counsel. Having declared His love and intent, Krishna then gives 18.65 ('fix your mind on Me') and the famous 18.66 ('abandon all dharmas and take refuge in Me alone'), the supreme teachings of surrender.