Chapter 15 · Verse 20 · Purushottama Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 15.20
Sanskrit
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत।।15.20।।
Transliteration
iti guhyatamaṁ śhāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛita-kṛityaśh cha bhārata
In plain words
You've been searching for what you're meant to do, turning it over and over, wondering if you're on the right path—and that searching itself can become a weight. Krishna says: there is a secret knowledge that doesn't come from figuring out your life, but from seeing through the illusion that you're the one who has to figure it out. When you understand this, you stop being incomplete and start being whole—not by achieving more, but by releasing the grip on needing to know.
Word by Word
Krishna closes the Upanishad of the Bhagavad Gita by revealing that what He has shared is the most guarded secret of all scriptures—the direct path to the Purushottama, the Supreme Self beyond all duality. This knowledge is not theoretical philosophy but a living transmission that rewires your consciousness when truly received.
Understanding this verse means you become established in wisdom and complete your life's purpose—not by doing more, but by seeing through the illusion of the doer itself.
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Bhagavad Gita 15.20 — BG 15.20
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