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“Remembering Krishna's vast form still overwhelms the mind with wonder.”
Remembering that astonishing form of Krishna again and again, I feel great wonder, O King, and I rejoice again and again.
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Sanjaya says that remembering Krishna's astonishing cosmic form fills him with wonder and repeated joy.
Sanjaya speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Moksha Sanyasa Yoga" (Liberation through Renunciation).
Verse 77 sits in Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga, "Liberation through Renunciation". The chapter has 78 verses in total.
You replay a moment that changed you — a funeral, a birth, a breakup, a sudden act of grace — and it still stops you cold. Some experiences keep unfolding long after they end.
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It turns memory into reverence, showing that real vision keeps renewing awe.
What this verse means
Sanjaya says that remembering Krishna's astonishing cosmic form fills him with wonder and repeated joy.
Context & commentary
The war is over, but Sanjaya is still shaken. After recounting Krishna's teaching and Arjuna's vision, he pauses to say that remembering Krishna's cosmic form fills him with wonder and joy. The vision still lives in him.
Why this verse still matters
You replay a moment that changed you — a funeral, a birth, a breakup, a sudden act of grace — and it still stops you cold. Some experiences keep unfolding long after they end.
“A true glimpse of the divine leaves the mind stunned and the heart refreshed.”
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