Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga:: Verse 72
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा ।
कच्चिदज्ञानसम्मोह: प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय ॥
kaccid-etacchrutaṃ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa cetasā
kaccid-ajñāna-sammoha: pranaṣṭas-te dhanañjaya – 18.72
Have you listened to this, O Pārtha, with unswerving mind? Has your delusion resulting from ignorance been completely removed, O Dhananjaya?
Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga: - Verse 72
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
It was overpowering sympathy that caused untold grief in Arjuna making him refuse to fight. It was overwhelming kindness that made Krishna intercept Arjuna’s thoughts and emotions by timely exhortation. Krishna instilled full spiritual wisdom to redress Arjuna’s grief and fulfil his quest.
The message he wanted to deliver having been complete, Krishna wants to wind up the discourse, and so enquires whether Arjuna had heard the instruction with due attention, and his doubt, delusion and resistance had gone for ever.
True spiritual discussion is to assuage all grief and fill the mind with contentment and fervour. Equally so, it is to remove all doubts and oscillations of the intelligence. Spiritual instruction becomes effective and fulfilling only when it showers these benefits.
Krishna wanted to make sure that his attempt was fruitful and Arjuna was fulfilled. Only when the disciple is benefited, the Teacher’s role is complete.
