Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender
Verse 18.76
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्।केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।18.76।।
rājan sansmṛitya sansmṛitya saṁvādam imam adbhutam keśhavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṁ hṛiṣhyāmi cha muhur muhuḥ
Word Meanings
rājan—King; sansmṛitya saṁsmṛitya—repeatedly recalling; saṁvādam—dialogue; imam—this; adbhutam—astonishing; keśhava-arjunayoḥ—between Lord Shree Krishna and Arjun; puṇyam—pious; hṛiṣhyāmi—I rejoice; cha—and; muhuḥ muhuḥ—repeatedly
Translation · English
O King, remembering this wonderful and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I continually rejoice.
Deep Meaning · English
In this reflective moment, Sanjaya serves as more than a mere narrator; he represents the purified intellect that has become completely absorbed in the divine revelation of the Gita. By using the phrase 'sansmṛitya sansmṛitya' (repeatedly recalling), he demonstrates that true spiritual practice is not a one-time intellectual acquisition but an ongoing process of interiorizing the Truth. As he remembers the sacred dialogue between Keshava—the Lord of the senses—and Arjuna, he experiences a state of transcendent bliss, indicating that the Gita is not just a text to be studied, but a living, pulsating energy of grace that transforms the listener upon every reflection. Philosophically, this verse marks the bridge between discourse and realization. The 'astonishing' (adbhutam) nature of the dialogue refers to the dissolution of the duality between the human ego and the Divine. When the seeker, like Sanjaya, constantly dwells upon the union of the soul (Arjuna) with the Supreme Controller (Krishna), the heart naturally overflows with divine joy. This joy is the litmus test of true devotion; it is the spontaneous reaction of a mind that has glimpsed its own eternal nature and found it inseparable from the Beloved. Sanjaya’s delight confirms that the fruit of the Gita is not just knowledge, but a profound, unending rapture in the presence of the Truth.
True spiritual wisdom matures when it moves from external study to the constant, joyful internal remembrance of the divine union between the individual soul and the Supreme.
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