Shloka 18.73
Arjuna speaks to Krishna
अर्जुन उवाच |नष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत |स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव ||१८-७३||
arjuna uvāca . naṣṭo mohaḥ smṛtirlabdhā tvatprasādānmayācyuta . sthito.asmi gatasandehaḥ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava ||18-73||
Meaning
Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will.
Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.
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Explanation
Arjuna gives his triumphant answer, and the long dialogue reaches its resolution. My delusion is destroyed, he declares; through Your grace my smriti — my true memory and wisdom — is regained. I stand firm, free of doubt, and I will do as You say.
This is the transformation the whole Gita was working toward. The warrior who collapsed in despair in the first chapter now stands clear, steady, and resolved. Notice he credits tvat-prasadat, Your grace — recognizing that his clarity is a gift, not merely his own achievement.
And his conclusion is not abstract: 'I will act.' Wisdom flowers into committed action. Arjuna is ready at last to do his duty, no longer paralyzed but established in understanding and surrender.
In daily life
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Krishna on transformation, in other chapters
- Verse 9.30No past failure can shut the door; the moment you sincerely turn toward the Divine, your transformation has already begun.
- Verse 4.11However sincerely you approach the divine, it meets you in that very way — every honest path is honored.
- Verse 12.7Fix your mind on God, and He Himself will swiftly lift you out of the ocean of birth and death.
- Verse 2.37When your duty is clear and both action and its consequences are aligned with dharma, act with total resolve — half-heartedness is the worst of all options.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 18.73
Who says Bhagavad Gita 18.73, and to whom?
Arjuna speaks to Krishna in verse 18.73, in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga (Moksha Sannyas Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 18.73 mean?
Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will. (Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 18.73 for daily life?
True spiritual clarity dispels doubt and flowers naturally into willing, committed action.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 18.73 mean?
अर्जुन उवाच — Arjuna said; नष्टः मोहः — my delusion is destroyed; स्मृतिः लब्धा — memory / wisdom is regained; त्वत्प्रसादात् मया अच्युत — through Thy grace, O Achyuta (Krishna); स्थितः अस्मि गतसन्देहः — I stand firm, with doubts gone.
Where does verse 18.73 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 73 of 78 in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga. The next verse is 18.74.