इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयानघ ।एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत ॥
iti guhyatamaṃ śāstram idam uktaṃ mayānagha |etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛtakṛtyaś ca bhārata ||
- इति · iti
- thus
- गुह्यतमम् · guhyatamam
- most secret
- शास्त्रम् · śāstram
- teaching, scripture
- इदम् · idam
- this
- उक्तम् · uktam
- has been spoken
- मया · mayā
- by me
- अनघ · anagha
- O sinless one
- एतत् · etat
- this
- बुद्ध्वा · buddhvā
- having understood
- बुद्धिमान् · buddhimān
- wise, enlightened
- स्यात् · syāt
- becomes
- कृतकृत्यः · kṛtakṛtyaḥ
- one whose task is done, fulfilled
- भारत · bhārata
- O Bharata
“Thus the most secret teaching has been spoken by me, O sinless one — understanding this, one becomes wise and fulfilled, O Bharata.”
— Original plain-language translation
The shortest chapter closes by calling itself the most hidden doctrine — not because it is withheld, but because its depth unfolds only to the devoted. Understanding it completes life's task. The next chapter will turn from metaphysics to character.
— Reader's notes (original)