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Bhagavad Gita 18.77 meaningLetting go — and standing up

In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it

“Remembering Krishna’s amazing form, I feel wonder again and again.”

What it means

“And as I remember that astonishing form of Krishna, I am filled with wonder, and I rejoice over and over.”

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The original Sanskrit

तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः । विस्मयो मे महान् राजन्हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः ॥

tacca saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya rūpamatyadbhutaṃ hareḥ vismayo me mahān rājanhṛṣyāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ

Translations

Literal translation

O king, repeatedly recollecting that greatly extraordinary form of Hari, I am struck with wonder. And I rejoice again and again.

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

हे राजन ! श्री हरि के अति अद्भुत रूप को भी पुन: पुन: स्मरण करके मुझे महान् विस्मय होता है और मैं बारम्बार हर्षित हो रहा हूँ।

Swami Tejomayananda

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Keep reading · 18.78“Wherever there is Krishna, the master of yoga, and Arjuna, the archer, there will be good fortune, victory, prosperity and wisdom. That is my conviction.”