Bhagavad Gita 18.74 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Sanjaya says: “Hearing this amazing talk gives me goosebumps.”
What it means
Sanjaya says: “So I heard this wonderful conversation between Krishna and the great-hearted Arjuna, and it makes my hair stand on end.”
The original Sanskrit
सञ्जय उवाच । इत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः । संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् ॥
sañjaya uvāca ityahaṃ vāsudevasya pārthasya ca mahātmanaḥ saṃvādamimamaśrauṣamadbhutaṃ romaharṣaṇam
Translations
Literal translation
Sanjaya said: I thus heard this conversation of Vasudeva and of the great-souled Partha, which is unique and makes one's hair stand on end.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
संजय ने कहा -- इस प्रकार मैंने भगवान् वासुदेव और महात्मा अर्जुन के इस अद्भुत और रोमान्चक संवाद का वर्णन किया।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.75“By the grace of the sage Vyasa, I heard this supreme secret of yoga directly from Krishna, the master of yoga, as he spoke it.”