Bhagavad Gita 18.75व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम्।योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम् ॥
vyāsa-prasādāch chhrutavān etad guhyam ahaṁ param
yogaṁ yogeśhvarāt kṛiṣhṇāt sākṣhāt kathayataḥ svayam
Sanskrit recitation
The teaching is sealed · 18.67–18.78 · Scene
Translation
Through the grace of Vyasa, I have heard this supreme and most secret Yoga, directly from Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, Himself declaring it.
Hindi translation
व्यासजीकी कृपासे मैंने स्वयं इस परम गोपनीय योग (गीता-ग्रन्थ) को कहते हुए साक्षात् योगेश्वर भगवान् श्रीकृष्णसे सुना है।
Meaning
Through the grace of Vyasa By obtaining the divine eye from him.Yoga This dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I have heard it direct from Him. This dialogue is called Yoga because it treats of Yoga and it leads to the attainment of union with the Lord.
After Swami Sivananda
The teaching is sealed· 18.67–18.78→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 18.67Never speak this to one who is devoid of austerities or devotion, who does not render…
- 18.68He who, with supreme devotion to Me, teaches this supreme secret to My devotees, shall…
- 18.69There is no one among men who does service dearer to Me, nor shall there be anyone on…
- 18.70And he who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped…
- 18.71Also, the man who hears this, full of faith and free from malice, shall attain to the…
- 18.72Has this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed focus? Has the delusion of your ignorance…
- 18.73Arjuna said, "My delusion has been destroyed, for I have gained my knowledge (memory)…
- 18.74Sanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the…
18.75Through the grace of Vyasa, I have heard this supreme and most secret Yoga, directly from…
- 18.76O King, remembering this wonderful and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I…
- 18.77And, remembering again and again that most wonderful form of Hari, I am filled with great…
- 18.78Wherever Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, is; and wherever Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, is;…
Word-by-word→
- aham
- I
- etat
- this
- param
- supreme
- yogam
- Yog
- guhyam
- secret
- svayam
- himself
- sākṣhāt
- directly
- śhrutavān
- have heard
- kathayataḥ
- speaking
- kṛiṣhṇāt
- from Shree Krishna
- yoga-īśhvarāt
- from the Lod of Yog
- vyāsa-prasādāt
- by the grace of Ved Vyas
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