Bhagavad Gita · Purushottama YogaChapter 15, Shloka 20 (15.20)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयाऽनघ
एतद् बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान् स्यात् कृतकृत्यश्च भारत
॥ 15.20 ॥
iti guhyatamaṃ śāstramidamuktaṃ mayā'nagha
etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛtakṛtyaśca bhārata
Translation
"O sinless Arjuna, thus I have spoken this most secret teaching. O Bharata, knowing it, a person becomes wise and fulfilled (kritakritya)."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ayam eva adhyāyaḥ iha śāstram iti ucyate stutyarthaṃ — this chapter itself is called the "teaching" here, by way of praise; sarvo hi gītāśāstrārthaḥ asmin adhyāye samāsena uktaḥ; sarvaś ca vedārthaḥ iha parisamāptaḥ. (His commentary on kritakritya also contains a sentence based on birth — see the ethics note below.)
Acharya Ramanuja. tvam anaghatayā yogyatama iti kṛtvā — you, being sinless, are the most fit; śāstrajanyam eva — this knowledge is born of scripture, na tu sākṣātkārarūpam.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.