इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया | विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ||
iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayā vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru
Translation
Thus has knowledge more secret than all secrets been declared to you by Me. Reflecting on this fully, do as you wish.
Interpretation
One of the most remarkable verses in all of scripture: 'Do as you wish.' After 700 verses of teaching, Krishna does not command but invites. 'Vimarshya etat asheshena' — reflect fully on all of this — 'yathecchasi tatha kuru' — then do as you wish. This is freedom, not compulsion. Krishna has shared the highest knowledge; now Arjuna must choose freely. Genuine spiritual teaching never overrides free will — it illuminates the path and trusts the student to walk it. The Divine respects human freedom absolutely.