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Chapter 18 · The Perfection of Renunciation · 78 verses

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Krishna’s natureChapter 18 · The Perfection of Renunciation
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 18.77

Sañjaya rejoices in Krishna’s supreme guidance

तच्च‍ संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरे: ।

विस्मयो मे महान्‍राजन्हृष्यामि च पुन: पुन: ॥ ७७ ॥

tac ca saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya

rūpam aty-adbhutaṁ hareḥ

vismayo me mahān rājan

hṛṣyāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ

Translation

O King, as I remember the wonderful form of Lord Kṛṣṇa, I am struck with wonder more and more, and I rejoice again and again.

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Remembering Kṛṣṇa’s Wonderful Form

  1. 1Sañjaya remembers Lord Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful form with growing wonder and repeated joy.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that, by Vyāsa’s grace, Sañjaya could also see the universal form Kṛṣṇa showed to Arjuna.
  3. 3Remembering Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful form can bring joy, as it did for Sañjaya.

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Chapter 18, The Perfection of Renunciation: sañjaya rejoices in krishna’s supreme guidance.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Recognize Kṛṣṇa as the source of all.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhagavān, vibhūti.

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What does BG 18.77 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to krishna’s nature?

Practice

Notice something excellent and see it as His opulence.

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The story behind it

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 18.74Sañjaya rejoices in Krishna’s supreme guidanceBG 18.75Sañjaya rejoices in Krishna’s supreme guidanceBG 11.32Krishna reveals Himself as timeBG 11.51Composure returns in Krishna’s personal presence

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