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अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।

arjuna uvācha naṣhṭo mohaḥ smṛitir labdhā tvat-prasādān mayāchyuta sthito ‘smi gata-sandehaḥ kariṣhye vachanaṁ tava

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 73
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Arjuna said, "My delusion has been destroyed, for I have gained my knowledge (memory) through Your grace, O Krishna. I am now free from doubts. I will act according to Your word."

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Why: Arjuna answers that his delusion is destroyed, and he has gained understanding through Krishna's grace, he is now firm, free from doubt, and will act according to Krishna's word, delivering the actual resolution the entire text has been building toward.

In life: the real, satisfying resolution to a long process of guidance and reflection is exactly this, genuine clarity replacing confusion, and a clear, committed decision about what to actually do next.

Teaching: use this exact resolution as your own personal marker for when a period of reflection or seeking guidance has actually reached completion, genuine clarity replacing confusion, paired with a clear, committed decision about your next action, not indefinite continued deliberation.

arjunaḥ uvāchaArjun said
naṣhṭaḥdispelled
mohaḥillusion
smṛitiḥmemory
labdhāregained
tvat-prasādātby your grace
mayāby me
achyutaShree Krishna, the infallible one
sthitaḥsituated
asmiI am
gata-sandehaḥfree from doubts
kariṣhyeI shall act
vachanaminstructions
tavayour

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.73 नष्टः is destroyed? मोहः delusion? स्मृतिः memory (knowledge)? लब्धा has been gained? त्वत्प्रसादात् through Thy grace? मया by me? अच्युत O Krishna? स्थितः अस्मि I remain? गतसन्देहः freed from doubts? करिष्ये (I) will do? वचनम् word? तव Thy.Commentary Moha Delusion This is the strongest weapon of Maya to take the Jivas in Her clutch. It is born of ignorance. It is the cause of the whole evil of Samsara. It is as hard to cross as the ocean.Smritih I have attained knowledge of the true nature of the Self. The whole aim of Sadhana or spiritual practice and the study of scriptures is the annihilation of delusion and the attainment of the knowledge of the Self. When one gets it? the three knots or ties of ignorance? viz.? ignorance? delusion (desire) and action are destroyed? all the doubts are cleared? and all the Karmas are destroyed.To him who beholds the Self in all beings? what delusion is there? what grief (Isavasya Upanishad? 7)I shall do Thy word Arjuna means to say? I am firm in Thy ?nd. Through Thy grace I have achieved the end of life. I have nothing more to do.