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“The deepest teaching is received, not invented.”
By Vyasa's grace, I heard this supreme secret yoga directly from Krishna, the Lord of yoga, as he spoke it himself.
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Sanjaya says he heard the highest secret teaching directly from Krishna, by Vyasa's grace.
Sanjaya speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Moksha Sanyasa Yoga" (Liberation through Renunciation).
Verse 75 sits in Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga, "Liberation through Renunciation". The chapter has 78 verses in total.
You replay a conversation that changed everything and realise its force came from how directly it was spoken. Some guidance lands only when it is heard without distortion.
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It shifts attention from secondhand opinion to direct transmission of what matters most.
What this verse means
Sanjaya says he heard the highest secret teaching directly from Krishna, by Vyasa's grace.
Context & commentary
The war is over, and Sanjaya looks back on the entire dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna. He says this teaching was not ordinary speech but the highest secret, heard directly from Krishna himself through Vyasa's grace.
Why this verse still matters
You replay a conversation that changed everything and realise its force came from how directly it was spoken. Some guidance lands only when it is heard without distortion.
“Some truths are not guessed; they are received through grace and direct hearing.”
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