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Shloka 76

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राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम् । केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥ १८.७६ ॥

rājan saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya saṁvādam imam adbhutam | keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṁ hṛṣyāmi ca muhur muhuḥ || 18.76 ||

Wahai Raja! Dengan mengingati berulang-ulang dialog yang menakjubkan lagi suci antara Keśava dan Arjuna, aku pun berasa gembira berkali-kali.

हे राजन्! केशव और अर्जुन के इस अद्भुत, पवित्र संवाद को बार-बार स्मरण करके मैं बार-बार हर्षित होता हूँ।

O king, remembering again and again this wondrous dialogue of Keśava and Arjuna—this holy (merit-bearing) [dialogue]—I rejoice repeatedly.

‘Puṇya’ can mean ‘holy’ or ‘merit-producing’; the verse stresses recollection as a devotional and mnemonic practice rather than mere nostalgia.

राजन्O king
राजन्:
Rootराजन्
संस्मृत्यhaving remembered
संस्मृत्य:
Root√स्मृ
संस्मृत्यhaving remembered (again)
संस्मृत्य:
Root√स्मृ
संवादम्dialogue
संवादम्:
Karma
Rootसंवाद
इमम्this
इमम्:
Rootइदम्
अद्भुतम्wonderful, marvelous
अद्भुतम्:
Rootअद्भुत
केशवof Keśava (Kṛṣṇa)
केशव:
Rootकेशव
अर्जुनयोःof (the two) Arjuna and (Keśava)
अर्जुनयोः:
Rootअर्जुन
पुण्यम्merit, sacredness
पुण्यम्:
Karma
Rootपुण्य
हृष्यामिI rejoice
हृष्यामि:
Karta
Root√हृष्
and
:
Root
मुहुःagain and again, repeatedly
मुहुः:
Rootमुहुः
मुहुःagain and again (repeatedly)
मुहुः:
Rootमुहुः
Sanjaya
Smaraṇa (recollection)Puṇya (merit/holiness)Bhāva (affective devotion)
Recollection as practiceAffective response to teachingSanctity of discourse

FAQs

Repeated recollection strengthens learning and emotional integration; the verse depicts how revisiting a meaningful dialogue can renew motivation and optimism.

Recollection is treated as spiritually efficacious, consistent with traditions where remembering the divine and its teachings accrues merit and supports liberation.

Sañjaya summarizes his ongoing response after hearing the discourse, reinforcing the Gita’s claim to enduring value beyond the immediate situation.

Use spaced repetition and reflective review of core principles; revisiting foundational texts can function as ethical recalibration.