Bhagavad Gita — Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Shloka 75
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
व्यासप्रसादाच्छ्रुतवानेतद्गुह्यमहं परम् । योगं योगेश्वरात्कृष्णात्साक्षात्कथयतः स्वयम् ॥ १८.७५ ॥
vyāsa-prasādāc chrutavān etad guhyam ahaṁ param | yogaṁ yogeśvarāt kṛṣṇāt sākṣāt kathayataḥ svayam || 18.75 ||
By the grace of Vyāsa I heard this supreme secret—this Yoga—directly from Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of Yoga, as He Himself spoke it.
व्यासजी की कृपा से मैंने यह परम गुह्य योग योगेश्वर कृष्ण से स्वयं प्रत्यक्ष कहते हुए सुना।
By Vyāsa’s favor I heard this supreme secret—this yoga—from Kṛṣṇa, the lord of yoga, himself speaking directly.
This verse foregrounds mediation and authority: Sañjaya’s ‘hearing’ is enabled by Vyāsa. Interpretations vary between a supernatural grant and a literary claim of inspired transmission.
FAQs
The verse emphasizes trusted mediation: people often accept complex teachings when conveyed through credible lineages and reliable communicators.
It presents the teaching as ‘guhya’ (esoteric) and ‘parama’ (supreme), suggesting a salvific knowledge accessible through proper transmission.
It explains how Sañjaya could report the private dialogue, reinforcing the epic’s narrative plausibility within its own worldview.
When interpreting traditions, distinguish doctrinal claims about revelation/lineage from historical-critical questions about composition and redaction.