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Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — Kachchid Etach Chhrutam Partha

Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — Kachchid Etach Chhrutam Partha in English · English

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

✦ 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.

The Mantra

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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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kachchit🔊whether; has it
etat🔊this
śhrutam🔊been heard; listened to
pārtha🔊O Partha (Arjuna)
tvayā🔊by you
eka-agreṇa chetasā🔊with a one-pointed, concentrated mind
kachchit🔊whether; has it
ajñāna-sammohaḥ🔊the delusion born of ignorance
pranaṣhṭaḥ🔊been destroyed; dispelled
te🔊your
dhanañjaya🔊O 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

Repetitions11times
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

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 18.72 — Kachchid Etach Chhrutam Partha written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
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.

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