Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 15

Bhagavad Gita 15.20

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत॥

iti guhyatamaṁ śhāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛita-kṛityaśh cha bhārata

Translation

Thus by Me this most secret teaching hath been told O sinless one. This known, he hath become illuminated and hath finished his work, O Bhârata.

What it means

Thus this most secret teaching has been declared by Me; knowing this, one becomes wise and has done all that needed doing. The chapter closes as a seal: the whole point of scripture is contained here. To know it is to graduate.

Try this today

Chapter 15 closes with the completion claim: this knowledge, truly had, finishes the work.

Something to reflect on

If one understanding could finish my work, what would I do with the rest of my life?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.