A declaration · devotional in mood · builds on earlier teachings
“Devotion deepens when sacred truth is passed on.”
Whoever shares this supreme secret among my devotees, with devoted love for me, will surely come to me without doubt.
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Anyone who shares this deepest teaching with devoted love will reach Krishna without doubt.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Moksha Sanyasa Yoga" (Liberation through Renunciation).
Verse 68 sits in Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga, "Liberation through Renunciation". The chapter has 78 verses in total.
You finally understand something life-changing after a long crisis, and your first instinct is to keep it private. The verse says the truth ripens when you pass it on with reverence.
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It shifts devotion from private feeling to shared transmission.
What this verse means
Anyone who shares this deepest teaching with devoted love will reach Krishna without doubt.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, after Krishna has offered the final surrender, he adds one more promise: the deepest teaching is not meant to stay locked inside Arjuna. Whoever speaks it to Krishna's devotees with devotion becomes one of those who reaches Krishna.
Why this verse still matters
You finally understand something life-changing after a long crisis, and your first instinct is to keep it private. The verse says the truth ripens when you pass it on with reverence.
“Teaching what you love deepens your own bond with it.”
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