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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.63
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया ।
विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥ ६३ ॥
iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ
guhyād guhya-taraṁ mayā
vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa
yathecchasi tathā kuru
Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioWhat this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.
In the story
Chapter 18, The Perfection of Renunciation: krishna invites arjuna to reflect and choose.
Study note
Krishna explicitly invites reflection rather than mere mechanical compliance.
Interpretive
Agency and responsibility
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: vimṛśya, svātantrya.
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