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Chapter 15 · Purushottama Yoga

Real Fulfillment · When Understanding Lands

इति गुह्यतमं शास्त्रमिदमुक्तं मयानघ । एतद्बुद्ध्वा बुद्धिमान्स्यात्कृतकृत्यश्च भारत ॥

iti guhyatamaṁ śāstram idam uktaṁ mayānagha etad buddhvā buddhimān syāt kṛta-kṛtyaś ca bhārata

Meaning

"Thus, O sinless one, this most secret teaching has been spoken by Me. Understanding this, one becomes wise and fulfilled, O Bharata."

Explanation

Krishna closes this chapter by naming what real fulfillment looks like — not accumulation, but genuine understanding, the sense that something important has actually landed.

Today's Life Lesson

Let today's small piece of understanding actually settle in, rather than rushing on to the next thing to learn.

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