The Yoga of the Supreme Divine Personality
Verse 15.20
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
iti guhyatamaṁ śhāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛita-kṛityaśh cha bhārata
Word Meanings
iti—these; guhya-tamam—most secret; śhāstram—Vedic scriptures; idam—this; uktam—spoken; mayā—by me; anagha—Arjun, the sinless one; etat—this; buddhvā—understanding; buddhi-mān—enlightened; syāt—one becomes; kṛita-kṛityaḥ—who fulfills all that is to be accomplished; cha—and; bhārata—Arjun, the son of Bharat
Translation · English
Thus, I have imparted to you this most secret science, O sinless one; by knowing this, one becomes wise, and all their duties are accomplished, O Arjuna.
Deep Meaning · English
In this climactic verse, Krishna concludes the fifteenth chapter by unveiling the 'most secret' doctrine (guhyatamam). He is not merely transmitting information but is unveiling the core ontology of the universe—the distinction between the perishable (kshara), the imperishable (akshara), and the Supreme Person (Purushottama). By calling Arjuna 'anagha' (sinless or faultless), Krishna highlights that the highest knowledge is accessible only to those whose hearts have been purified of egoic attachments, making them fit vessels for divine wisdom. The 'secret' here is not hidden because it is obscure, but because it remains veiled by the cloud of identification with the mind and body. Once the veil of ignorance is pierced, the seeker perceives the unity underlying the manifest world, realizing that the Divine is both the ground of existence and the ultimate destination. This realization renders all other worldly duties and Vedic rituals secondary, for the soul has attained its true purpose (krita-krityah). To be 'krita-kritya' is the pinnacle of human achievement; it is the state of the fulfilled soul who no longer seeks because it has realized that it is already complete. By knowing this, the seeker transcends the cycle of becoming and returns to the stillness of Being, having accomplished all that was ever required of an embodied soul.
True enlightenment is the cessation of all 'becoming' through the realization that one is already fundamentally one with the Supreme Purushottama.
Connected Verses
Reinforces the promise of ultimate liberation and the removal of all sins upon total surrender to the Supreme Divine.
Echoes the concept of the 'most secret knowledge' which is accessible to those who are free from envy and duality.
Emphasizes that all actions find their ultimate resolution and culmination in the light of supreme knowledge.
Highlights how the purpose of all Vedic rituals is naturally fulfilled once one attains the supreme knowledge of the Self.
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