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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.68
य इदं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति ।
भक्तिं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशय: ॥ ६८ ॥
ya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ
mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati
bhaktiṁ mayi parāṁ kṛtvā
mām evaiṣyaty asaṁśayaḥ
For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to Me.
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One who explains this supreme secret to devotees is guaranteed pure devotional service and will return to Kṛṣṇa.
Prabhupāda explains that sincerely presenting Bhagavad-gītā as it is leads to pure devotion and a return to Godhead.
Explain Bhagavad-gītā faithfully to those ready to accept Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
One who teaches to Krishna’s devotees gets “pure devotional service” and returns to Krishna
Amongst whom is this Bhagavad-gita discussion is generally recommended
Only amongst devotees
Not for philosophical speculators
One who explains this knowledge of Bhagavad Gita to austere, nonenvious devotees, pure devotional service is guaranteed
Those who study Bhagavad-gita, worship Krishna with their intelligence, and faithful and nonenvious hearers become free from sinful action
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 18.68 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?
Offer one act today with devotion.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
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