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BG 18.72 — 18.72 Has this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed mind? Has the delusion of thy ignorance been destroyed, O Dhananjaya? | Live Gita
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कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा |
कच्चिदज्ञानसम्मोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय ||१८-७२||

kaccidetacchrutaṃ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa cetasā . kaccidajñānasammohaḥ pranaṣṭaste dhanañjaya ||18-72||


।।18.72।। हे पार्थ ! क्या इसे (मेरे उपदेश को) तुमने एकाग्रचित्त होकर श्रवण किया ? और हे धनञ्जय ! क्या तुम्हारा अज्ञान जनित संमोह पूर्णतया नष्ट हुआ ?

Word-by-word meanings

18.72 कच्चित् whether? एतत् this? श्रुतम् heard? पार्थ O son of Kunti (Arjuna)? त्वया by thee? एकाग्रेण onepointed? चेतसा by mind? कच्चित् whether? अज्ञानसंमोहः the delusion of ignorance? प्रनष्टः has been destroyed? ते thy? धनञ्जय O Dhananjaya.Commentary It is the duty of the spiritual teacher or preceptor to make the aspirant understand the teaching of the scripture and to enable him to attain the goal of life (Moksha). If the student has not grasped the subject he will have to explain it in s

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।18.72।।इसके द्वारा आचार्यका या कर्तव्य प्रदर्शित किया जाता है? कि दूसरे उपायको स्वीकार करके किसी भी प्रकारसे? शिष्यको कृतार्थ करना चाहिये --, हे पार्थ क्या तूने मुझसे कहे हुए इस शास्त्रको एकाग्रचित्तसे सुना सुनकर बुद्धिमें स्थिर किया अथवा सुनाअनसुना कर दिया हे धनंजय क्या तेरा अज्ञानजनित मोह -- स्वाभाविक अविवेकताचित्तका मूढ़भाव सर्वथा नष्ट हो गया? जिसके लिये कि तेरा यह शास्त्रश्रवणविषयक परिश्रम और मेरा वक्तृत्वविषयक परिश्रम हुआ है।

Swami Gambirananda

18.72 O Partha, has this been listened to by you with a one-pointed mind? O Dhananjaya, has your delusion caused by ignorance been destroyed?

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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