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Chapter 18 · Verse 72 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.72

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Sanskrit

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

Transliteration

kachchid etach chhrutaṁ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa chetasā kachchid ajñāna-sammohaḥ pranaṣhṭas te dhanañjaya

Word by Word

kachchit whether
etat this
śhrutam heard
pārtha Arjun, the son of Pritha
tvayā by you
eka-agreṇa chetasā with a concentrated mind
kachchit whether
ajñāna ignorance
sammohaḥ delusion
pranaṣhṭaḥ destroyed
te your
dhanañjaya Arjun, conqueror of wealth
Simplified Perspective

Lord Krishna's final question to Arjuna carries the weight of eighteen chapters—has the teaching penetrated your being, or does delusion still cloud your vision? This is not mere intellectual inquiry; it is an invitation to recognize whether understanding has transformed into lived reality, whether the knowledge of your eternal Self has dissolved the fog of ignorance that binds the limited ego.

In our modern lives, this verse asks us directly: Have we truly heard, or merely listened? Have we integrated wisdom into being, or collected it as information?

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Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — BG 18.72

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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