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18.68 One who declares it Krishna speaks

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति
भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः

ya idaṁ paramaṁ guhyaṁ mad-bhakteṣhv abhidhāsyati
bhaktiṁ mayi parāṁ kṛitvā mām evaiṣhyaty asanśhayaḥ

But one who declares this deepest secret among those devoted to me does the highest act of devotion, and will surely come to me.

Explanation

One who declares it among the devoted.

Does the highest act of devotion, and will surely come to me.

Teaching is being named as the greatest devotional act — above offering, austerity and giving. Which places the person reading this in the chain 4.1 described and 4.2 said had broken.

Word by word

yaḥ
who
idam
this
paramam
most
guhyam
confidential knowledge
mat-bhakteṣhu
amongst my devotees
abhidhāsyati
teaches
bhaktim
greatest act of love
mayi
to me
parām
transcendental
kṛitvā
doing
mām
to me
eva
certainly
eṣhyati
comes
asanśhayaḥ
without doubt