Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 75 (BG 18.75) — Meaning, Translation & Commentary

Before the great Mahabharat war commenced, the sage Vyasa had expressed his desire to grant King Dhritarashtra the boon of divine vision. However, Dhritarashtra lacked the courage to accept such a blessing. Therefore, at Dhritarashtra's request, Vyasa bestowed divine sight upon Sanjaya so that he could know the entire account of the war. Thus, Sanjaya became capable of witnessing the entire battlefield and hearing all the conversations that took place there. Seated in the magnificent royal palace, he would recount the events of the war to the blind king Dhritarashtra. Having received the precious opportunity to hear the supreme and secret knowledge through the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, Sanjaya felt fulfilled. It is natural that he expresses his gratitude toward the accomplished sage Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharat, and bows in reverence to that incomparable seer and poet. It is not that Sanjaya had never before heard the knowledge of the Upanishads, which would cause him to be overwhelmed with wonder on this occasion. The source of his joy was that he received such an opportunity to hear this knowledge when the Lord of Yoga, Sri Krishna Himself, was imparting this wisdom directly from His own lips. Here, Sanjaya makes another effort to inform Dhritarashtra that Sri Krishna, the Teacher of the Gita, was not merely the son of Devaki, a cowherd boy, but rather the Almighty Supreme Being Himself. He alone had awakened Arjuna from the slumber of delusion, and He was serving as the charioteer of His devotee's chariot. He reminds the blind king that although the army of Dhritarashtra's sons was larger and better equipped with weapons and armor than the Pandava army, its destruction was inevitable, for they had to face none other than the Infinite Supreme Being Himself arrayed against them. Sanjaya continues to speak.