Chapter XVIII · Śloka 63
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया ।
विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥
विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु ॥
iti te jñānam ākhyātaṃ guhyād guhyataraṃ mayā |
vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru ||
vimṛśyaitad aśeṣeṇa yathecchasi tathā kuru ||
Thus has this knowledge, more secret than all secrets, been declared to you by Me. Reflect on it fully and completely, then do as you wish.
Krishna does not command but invites discernment: having heard the most secret knowledge, Arjuna is free to deliberate and choose. This respect for the disciple's freedom is itself a teaching on non-coercive grace.