Bhagavad Gita 18.74सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥
sañjaya uvācha ity ahaṁ vāsudevasya pārthasya cha
mahātmanaḥ saṁvādam imam aśhrauṣham adbhutaṁ roma-harṣhaṇam
Sanskrit recitation
The teaching is sealed · 18.67–18.78 · Scene
Translation
Sanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the high-souled Arjuna, which causes one's hair to stand on end.
Hindi translation
सञ्जय बोले -- इस प्रकार मैंने भगवान् वासुदेव और महात्मा पृथानन्दन अर्जुनका यह रोमाञ्चित करनेवाला अद्भुत संवाद सुना।
Meaning
Wonderful because it deals with Yoga and transcendental spiritual matters that pertain to the mysterious immortal Self.Whenever good, higher emotions manifest themselves in the heart the hair stands on end. Devotees often experience this horripilation.
After Swami Sivananda
The teaching is sealed· 18.67–18.78→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 18.67Never speak this to one who is devoid of austerities or devotion, who does not render…
- 18.68He who, with supreme devotion to Me, teaches this supreme secret to My devotees, shall…
- 18.69There is no one among men who does service dearer to Me, nor shall there be anyone on…
- 18.70And he who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped…
- 18.71Also, the man who hears this, full of faith and free from malice, shall attain to the…
- 18.72Has this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed focus? Has the delusion of your ignorance…
- 18.73Arjuna said, "My delusion has been destroyed, for I have gained my knowledge (memory)…
18.74Sanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the…
- 18.75Through the grace of Vyasa, I have heard this supreme and most secret Yoga, directly from…
- 18.76O King, remembering this wonderful and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I…
- 18.77And, remembering again and again that most wonderful form of Hari, I am filled with great…
- 18.78Wherever Krishna, the Lord of Yoga, is; and wherever Arjuna, the wielder of the bow, is;…
Word-by-word→
- cha
- and
- iti
- thus
- aham
- I
- imam
- this
- adbhutam
- wonderful
- pārthasya
- Arjun
- saṁvādam
- conversation
- vāsudevasya
- of Shree Krishna
- aśhrauṣham
- have heard
- mahā-ātmanaḥ
- the noble hearted soul
- roma-harṣhaṇam
- which causes the hair to stand on end
- sañjayaḥ uvācha
- Sanjay said
Read this when you feel
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