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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.
The Mantra
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𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍁𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍃𑌣𑍁 𑌮𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑌃।𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌤𑍇 𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍॥
sarva-guhyatamaṁ bhūyaḥ śhṛiṇu me paramaṁ vachaḥ iṣhṭo ‘si me dṛiḍham iti tato vakṣhyāmi te hitam
Meaning:एक बार पुनः तुम मुझसे समस्त गुह्यों में गुह्यतम परम वचन को सुनो। तुम मुझे अत्यन्त प्रिय हो, इसलिए मैं तुम्हें तुम्हारे परम हित की बात कहूँगा।
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Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६४ — सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः
Reveals the Lord's intimate love for His devotee ('you are dear to Me')
Prepares the heart to receive the Gita's supreme, most secret teaching
Assures the devotee that God speaks always for our highest good (hitam)
Deepens trust in the Lord's loving intention behind every instruction
Inspires attentive, reverent listening to sacred wisdom
A tender verse cherished as the gateway to the Gita's final counsel
How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.६४ — सर्वगुह्यतमं भूयः
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.
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