Shloka 18.76
Sanjaya narrates to King Dhritarashtra
राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम् |केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः ||१८-७६||
rājansaṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya saṃvādamimamadbhutam . keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṃ hṛṣyāmi ca muhurmuhuḥ ||18-76||
Meaning
O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy.
Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.
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Explanation
Sanjaya describes the lasting joy the dialogue gives him. Recalling again and again this holy conversation between Krishna and Arjuna, he rejoices over and over — muhur muhuh, repeatedly, without end.
There is a beautiful teaching hidden in this simple confession. Sacred wisdom is not exhausted in a single hearing; its sweetness deepens with repeated remembrance. Each time Sanjaya returns to the dialogue in his mind, fresh joy wells up.
This is the nature of true spiritual teaching: it rewards revisiting, yielding more with every contemplation. Sanjaya thus quietly instructs us to make the Gita a constant companion, returning to its words again and again to renew our joy and understanding.
In daily life
Sacred wisdom yields fresh joy each time you return to it, so make it a constant companion.
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Krishna on remembrance, in other chapters
- Verse 10.9Sharing your spiritual life with kindred souls turns devotion into deep, lasting joy.
- Verse 8.5Whatever you hold in your heart through life will rise in your final moment, so fill your days with what you most want to become.
- Verse 17.24Begin meaningful actions by dedicating them to the Divine — that remembrance lifts ordinary deeds into sacred offerings.
- Verse 2.66Without discipline there is no wisdom, without wisdom no contemplation, without contemplation no peace, and without peace happiness is impossible.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 18.76
Who says Bhagavad Gita 18.76, and to whom?
Sanjaya narrates to King Dhritarashtra in verse 18.76, in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga (Moksha Sannyas Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 18.76 mean?
O King! The more I think of that marvellous and holy discourse, the more I lose myself in joy. (Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 18.76 for daily life?
Sacred wisdom yields fresh joy each time you return to it, so make it a constant companion.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 18.76 mean?
राजन् — O King; संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य — remembering again and again; संवादम् इमम् अद्भुतम् — this wonderful dialogue; केशवार्जुनयोः — of Krishna and Arjuna; पुण्यं — holy / sacred.
Where does verse 18.76 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 76 of 78 in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga. The next verse is 18.77.