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svabhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā kartuḿ necchasi yan mohāt kariṣyasy avaśo ’pi tat Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.60 Under illusion you are now declining to act according to My direction. But, compelled by the...

īśvaraḥ sarva-bhūtānāḿ hṛd-deśe ’rjuna tiṣṭhati bhrāmayan sarva-bhūtāni yantrārūḍhāni māyayā Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.61 The Supreme Lord is situated in everyone’s heart, O Arjuna, and is directing the wanderings of...

tam eva śaraṇaḿ gaccha sarva-bhāvena bhārata tat-prasādāt parāḿ śāntiḿ sthānaḿ prāpsyasi śāśvatam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.62 O scion of Bharata, surrender unto Him utterly. By His grace you will attain...

iti te jñānam ākhyātaḿ guhyād guhya-taraḿ mayā vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.63 Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and then...

sarva-guhyatamaḿ bhūyaḥ śṛṇu me paramaḿ vacaḥ iṣṭo ’si me dṛḍham iti tato vakṣyāmi te hitam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.64 Because you are My very dear friend, I am speaking to you My supreme instruction, the most...

man-manā bhava mad-bhakto mad-yājī māḿ namaskuru mām evaiṣyasi satyaḿ te pratijāne priyo ’si me Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.65 Always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me and offer your homage unto Me. Thus you will...

sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaḿ śaraṇaḿ vraja ahaḿ tvāḿ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.66 Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all...

idaḿ te nātapaskāya nābhaktāya kadācana na cāśuśrūṣave vācyaḿ na ca māḿ yo ’bhyasūyati Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.67 This confidential knowledge may never be explained to those who are not austere, or devoted, or...

ya idaḿ paramaḿ guhyaḿ mad-bhakteṣv abhidhāsyati bhaktiḿ mayi parāḿ kṛtvā mām evaiṣyaty asaḿśayaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.68 For one who explains this supreme secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is...

na ca tasmān manuṣyeṣu kaścin me priya-kṛttamaḥ bhavitā na ca me tasmād anyaḥ priya-taro bhuvi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.69 There is no servant in this world more dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one more...