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Bhagavad-gītā 18.76

राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम् । केशवार्जुनयो: पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहु: ॥ ७६ ॥
rājan saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya
[raajan samsmritya samsmritya]
saṁvādam imam adbhutam
[samvaadam imam adbhutam]
keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṁ
[keshavaarjunayoh punyam]
hṛṣyāmi ca muhur muhuḥ
[hrishyaami cha muhur muhuh]
Word-for-word
rājan — O King saṁsmṛtya — remembering saṁsmṛtya — remembering saṁvādam — message imam — this adbhutam — wonderful keśava — of Lord Kṛṣṇa arjunayoḥ — and Arjuna puṇyam — pious hṛṣyāmi — I am taking pleasure ca — also muhuḥ muhuḥ — repeatedly .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rājan saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya
rājan
O King
saṁsmṛtya
remembering
saṁsmṛtya
remembering
saṁvādam imam adbhutam
saṁvādam
message
imam
this
adbhutam
wonderful
keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṁ
keśava
of Lord Kṛṣṇa
arjunayoḥ
and Arjuna
puṇyam
pious
hṛṣyāmi ca muhur muhuḥ
hṛṣyāmi
I am taking pleasure
ca
also
muhuḥ muhuḥ
repeatedly .
Important Words
  • saṁsmṛtya — remembering
    Gerund — *having remembered*. Doubled in the verse (saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya). The repetition matters — Sañjaya does not merely remember once; he keeps remembering. The Gītā is *worth* repeated remembrance.
  • saṁvādam — message
    The dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. Same word used in verse 74. The saṁvāda keeps producing wonder on every retelling. Sañjaya is testifying to the Gītā's inexhaustibility.
  • arjunayoḥ — and Arjuna
    Genitive dual. With keśava: of Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. The two principals named together. Keśava — the long-haired one, an intimate name for Kṛṣṇa. Sañjaya speaks with familiarity.
  • puṇyam — pious
    Adjective. The dialogue is *puṇya* — meritorious. Even the act of remembering it produces puṇya. The Gītā is a portable source of merit for the qualified hearer.
  • muhuḥ muhuḥ — repeatedly
    Reduplicated adverb from the synonyms list. *Again and again*. Sañjaya's testimony is a continual refreshment of joy. The Gītā does not wear out for the one who keeps remembering it.
O King, as I repeatedly recall this wondrous and holy dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, I take pleasure, being thrilled at every moment.
Classical Sanskrit analysis शास्त्रीय विश्लेषण
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Plain meaning (तात्पर्य · Tātparya)
The mere act of recalling the Gītā dialogue floods Sañjaya with joy, again and again. The text models its own ideal reception: smaraṇa (recollection) generates ānanda. Bhakti's natural response is repetition.
Further notes (विवरण · Vivaraṇa)
Reduplicated 'saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya' and 'muhur muhuḥ' convey wave upon wave of remembrance. The verse demonstrates anusmṛti (continual recollection) as itself a form of bhakti — the same practice Kṛṣṇa enjoined at 8.7 ('māṁ anusmara') and 9.34. Sañjaya enacts the teaching while reporting it.
Prose order (अन्वय · Anvaya)
हे राजन्! केशव-अर्जुनयोः इमम् अद्भुतं पुण्यं संवादं संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य मुहुः मुहुः च हृष्यामि ।
he rājan! keśava-arjunayoḥ imam adbhutaṃ puṇyaṃ saṃvādaṃ saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya muhuḥ muhuḥ ca hṛṣyāmi |
O King, remembering and remembering this wondrous, holy dialogue of Keśava and Arjuna, I rejoice again and again.
Word split (पदच्छेद · Padaccheda)
राजन् संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादम् इमम् अद्भुतम् । केशव-अर्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुः मुहुः ॥
rājan saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya saṃvādam imam adbhutam | keśava-arjunayoḥ puṇyaṃ hṛṣyāmi ca muhuḥ muhuḥ ||
Grammar (व्याकरण · Vyākaraṇa)
SanskritIASTGrammarMeaning
राजन् rājan राजन् (m.) voc.sg. (vocative singular) O King
संस्मृत्य saṃsmṛtya सम् + √स्मृ abs. (absolutive) remembering
संवादम् saṃvādam संवाद (m.) acc.sg. (accusative singular) dialogue
इमम् imam इदम् (pron. (pronoun)) acc.sg. (accusative singular)m. this
अद्भुतम् adbhutam अद्भुत (adj.) acc.sg. (accusative singular)m. wondrous
केशव-अर्जुनयोः keśava-arjunayoḥ dvandva cpd. (compound) gen.du. (genitive dual)m. of Keśava and Arjuna
पुण्यम् puṇyam पुण्य (adj.) acc.sg. (accusative singular)m. holy
हृष्यामि hṛṣyāmi √हृष् pres. (present) 1sg.par. (parasmaipada / active voice) I rejoice
च ca ind. (indeclinable) and
मुहुः मुहुः muhuḥ muhuḥ ind. (indeclinable), reduplicated again and again
Purport

The understanding of Bhagavad-gītā is so transcendental that anyone who becomes conversant with the topics of Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa becomes righteous and he cannot forget such talks. This is the transcendental position of spiritual life. In other words, one who hears the Gītā from the right source, directly from Kṛṣṇa, attains full Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The result of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is that one becomes increasingly enlightened, and he enjoys life with a thrill, not only for some time, but at every moment.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
76. O King, remembering this wonderful, sacred conversation between Keśava and Arjuna again and again, I rejoice again and again.
Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa Gauḍīya
Translation
76. O King, remembering this wonderful, sacred conversation beween Keśava and Arjuna again and again, my hairs are standing on end at every moment.
Commentary

O king, O Dhṛtarāṣṭra, remembering this wonderous conversation which destroys all faults of the hearer, and destroys even avidyā—the cause of our existence in this world (puṇyam), at every moment (muhur muhuḥ) my hairs are standing on end.

Study Notes — Gauranga Priya Dāsa
Gauranga Priya Dāsa Study
Bhakti-śāstrī Notes, ISKCON Chowpatty (2009)
Theme

Sanjaya recalls and finds thrilling pleasure at every moment by remembering Bhagavad-gita

Classical Ācāryas
Śrī Śaṅkarācārya Classical
Translation
18.76 And, rajan, O king, Dhrtarastra; after having heard, samsmrtya samsmrtya, while repeatedly remembering; imam, this; adbhuttam, unie; samvadam, dialogue; kesava-arjunayoh, between Kesava and Arjuna; which is punyam, sacred, removes sin even when heard; hrsyami, I rejoice; muhuh, muhuh, every moment.
Śrī Rāmānujācārya Classical
Translation
18.76 Remembering this auspicious and wondrous dialogue between Sri Krsna and Arjuna, directly heard by me, I rejoice again and again.
Śrī Abhinavagupta Classical
Translation
18.76 See Comment under 18.78
Swami Sivananda Classical
Translation
18.76 O King, remembering this wonderful and holy dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna, I rejoice again and again.
Commentary

18.76 राजन् O King? संस्मृत्य having remembered? संस्मृत्य having remembered? संवादम् the dialogue? इमम् this? अद्भुतम् wonderful? केशवार्जुनयोः between Kesava and Arjuna? पुण्यम् holy? हृष्यामि (I) rejoice? च and? मुहुः again? मुहुः again.Commentary Rajan King Dhritarashtra to whom the Gita is narrated by Sanjaya.Punyam Holy because the mere hearing of the dialogue destroys a multitude of sins and makes the hearer pious and Godfearing and turns his mind towards God.

Swami Gambhīrānanda Classical
Translation
18.76 And, O king, while repeatedly remembering this unie, sacred dialogue between Kesava and Arjuna, I rejoice every moment.
Shri Purohit Swami Classical
Translation
18.76 O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy.
Related values & verses
Related values
Tyaga (Renunciation / Letting Go)Daksya (Resourcefulness / Skill)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)
Related verses
BG 10.9 BG 11.51 BG 6.28 SB 1.1.19 SB 10.33.39 SB 11.14.25 CC Antya 1.192 CC Madhya 25.264 CC Antya 20.65 BRS 1.2.173 Taittirīya Upaniṣad 2.7.1
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Personal Guidance
Remembering this wonderful, sacred dialogue, I rejoice again and again.
Practical Applications
  • Practice rejoicing in the Gītā repeatedly.
  • Don't restrict joy to first reading.
  • Treat re-rejoicing as a discipline.
Reflection Questions
  • When did I last rejoice over a verse I've read many times?
  • What enables that rejoicing?
Analogy

A traveler who returns to a perfumed grove every evening just to smell the same flowers — and finds each evening a fresh delight. So with the Gītā: each recollection of the Kṛṣṇa-Arjuna saṁvāda is itself a renewable ecstasy.

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