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Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — Kachchid Etach Chhrutam Partha

श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता १८.७२ — कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 After studying the Gita, as a moment of self-examination and reflection·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 72

Also known as: kachchid etach chhrutam partha · ajnana sammohah pranashtas te · bhagavad gita 18.72 · gita 18 72 · krishna asks if delusion is gone · ekagrena chetasa

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

As His teaching reaches its end, Krishna turns to Arjuna with a caring question: has Arjuna listened with a focused, one-pointed mind, and has his delusion born of ignorance been dispelled? This verse reveals the Lord as the perfect teacher, who not only imparts wisdom but checks whether it has truly been received and whether its purpose — the removal of delusion — has been fulfilled.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 72 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, having completed His entire teaching, Krishna turns to Arjuna with a teacher's care. He asks whether Arjuna has listened with a one-pointed mind and whether his delusion of ignorance has been dispelled — a question that draws forth Arjuna's resolved and grateful reply.

✦ As told in scripture

Teachers of the Gita note that the Lord's loving question shows the mark of a true guru — one who ensures the disciple has truly understood; and tradition holds that the sincere study of the Gita, like Arjuna's listening, surely dispels the delusion of ignorance.

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The Mantra

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कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय॥

kachchid etach chhrutaṁ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa chetasā kachchid ajñāna-sammohaḥ pranaṣhṭas te dhanañjaya

Meaning:O Partha, has this been heard by you with a one-pointed mind? O Dhananjaya, has your delusion born of ignorance been destroyed?

Word-by-Word Meaning

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कच्चित्🔊kachchitwhether; has it

एतत्🔊etatthis

श्रुतम्🔊śhrutambeen heard; listened to

पार्थ🔊pārthaO Partha (Arjuna)

त्वया🔊tvayāby you

एकाग्रेण चेतसा🔊eka-agreṇa chetasāwith a one-pointed, concentrated mind

कच्चित्🔊kachchitwhether; has it

अज्ञानसंमोहः🔊ajñāna-sammohaḥthe delusion born of ignorance

प्रनष्टः🔊pranaṣhṭaḥbeen destroyed; dispelled

ते🔊teyour

धनञ्जय🔊dhanañjayaO Dhananjaya (Arjuna, conqueror of wealth)

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — Kachchid Etach Chhrutam Partha

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Models the ideal of attentive, one-pointed listening to wisdom

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Reveals the Lord as a caring teacher who confirms understanding

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Reminds the seeker that the goal of teaching is the removal of delusion

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Encourages self-examination of whether one has truly grasped the teaching

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Inspires focused, sincere study of the scriptures

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Sets up Arjuna's triumphant reply that his delusion is gone

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — Kachchid Etach Chhrutam Partha

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Best TimeAfter studying the Gita, as a moment of self-examination and reflection

Recite this verse at the close of your Gita study, letting Krishna's question become a question to yourself: have I listened with a focused mind, and is my own delusion being dispelled? As you chant, resolve to study with one-pointed attention and to apply the teaching until ignorance gives way to clarity. It naturally leads into Arjuna's reply of resolved understanding in 18.73.

Frequently Asked Questions

As His teaching concludes, Krishna asks Arjuna whether he has heard it with a one-pointed, concentrated mind, and whether his delusion born of ignorance has been destroyed. It is the Lord's caring check on whether the teaching has truly taken effect.

The deepest wisdom is grasped only through attentive, one-pointed listening. By asking this, Krishna emphasises that sacred teaching must be received with full concentration, and He confirms whether Arjuna has absorbed it in that way.

'Ajnana-sammoha' is the delusion or confusion born of ignorance — the very bewilderment that overwhelmed Arjuna at the start. The entire purpose of the Gita is to destroy this delusion, and Krishna here asks whether that purpose has been fulfilled.

In the very next verse (18.73), Arjuna joyfully replies that his delusion has been destroyed and his understanding restored by Krishna's grace, and that he will act according to the Lord's word — confirming the success of the teaching.