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इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया। विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।
iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayā vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru
Word by Word
iti (thus) te (to you) jñānam (knowledge) ākhyātam (described) guhyāt (than confidential) guhyataram (more confidential) mayā (by Me) vimṛśya (deliberating) etat (on this) aśeṣeṇa (fully) yathā (as) icchasi (you wish) tathā (so) kuru (do).
Translation
Thus I have explained to you knowledge still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and then do what you wish to do.
Meaning
After eighteen chapters of intense instruction, Kṛṣṇa does something surprising: He gives Arjuna the choice. He says, “I have given you this most confidential knowledge; now think about it fully, and then do what you wish to do.” Kṛṣṇa honors the minute free will of the soul.
God is not a dictator. He provides the map (the Gītā) and the guidance, but He never forces anyone to follow Him. Love must be voluntary to be real. Kṛṣṇa has explained the laws of karma, the nature of the soul, and the beauty of devotion. Now, it is up to Arjuna to decide whether he wants to align his will with the Divine.
This verse is the ‘Bill of Rights’ for the human soul. It reminds us that we are responsible for our own choices. Kṛṣṇa wants us to choose Him, but He wants us to do it because we want to, not because we have to. He invites us to deliberate (‘Vimṛśya’) and then act with clarity and conviction.