Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga: / Verse 64

Krishna has disclosed to Arjuna many secrets, describing them as deep and royal (9.2), then the most hidden (15.20). In this chapter he has imparted the still greater secret (18.63). Here he discloses the greatest of all secrets, adding that he is motivated to reveal it because of his intense fondness for Arjuna. Descriptions like these are bound to evoke additional interest in the seeker.

Greatest spiritual truths transcend all conventional standards and safeguards, which are too hard to follow, but yet tormenting to neglect. Hence to disclose the topmost secret is extremely rare, rather a great challenge!

Krishna feels confident that Arjuna will follow his words faithfully – an apt complement to Arjuna’s initial confession and demand, where he placed Krishna as his Instructor, confessing he was his accredited disciple (2.7). It is then natural for Krishna to lift him from his quagmire, bestowing the highest spiritual enlightenment. Moreover, it makes the abstruse spiritual path of seeking easy, practical, safe and rewarding!