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Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18: Mokṣha Sanyasa Yogam Verse 74:

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It Is Amazing That We Can Read A Text That Was Written By Ancient Rishis Thousands Of Years Ago

सञ्जय उवाच |
इत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मन: |
संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम् || 18.74||

sañjaya uvācha

ity ahaṁ vāsudevasya pārthasya cha mahātmanaḥ
saṁvādam imam aśhrauṣham adbhutaṁ roma-harṣhaṇam|| 74||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 18- Ver. 74:

Sanjay said: As a result, I have heard this great discourse between Arjuna, the noble son of Pritha, and Shree Krishna, the Son of Vasudeva. The message is so exciting that it had my hair standing on end.

Explanation

Sanjay concludes his account of the Bhagavad Gita’s divine discourse in this manner. Since Arjuna has followed Shree Krishna’s guidance and directions and as a result has grown to be extremely wise, he is referred to as a mahātmā (great soul). Sanjay now expresses his shock and amazement at their divine conversation. One of the signs of intense devotional passion is having your hair stand on end.
The eight signs of spiritual ecstasy are: being immobile and perplexed, sweating, hair standing on end, choked voice, trembling, ashen face colour, crying, fainting, and flowing tears. Sanjay’s hair is bristling with divine ecstasy as a result of his deep devotional feelings.

Verse & what we can learn

As Sanjaya expresses his response to King Dhritaraashtra, we now hear his comments. As a result of Arjuna’s realisation of the nature of his inner self, he is now referred to as a mahatma. He describes Shri Krishna and Arjuna’s dialogue as adbhuta, which is Sanskrit for “fascinating, fantastic, wonderful.” His sense of awe was so intense that it made his hair stand on end.

From our vantage point, it is indeed fascinating that we may study the text that was written by ancient Rishis many thousand years ago, despite the fact that Sanjay had his own motivations for expressing his wonder, as we shall see soon. What makes it even more fascinating is the fact that such knowledge is hard to come by in this age of materialism.

Sanjaya’s pleasure stems in part from the fact that he was able to hear the Gita firsthand rather than in real-time. He received a celestial boon from Sage Veda Vyaasa that made this possible. Previously, this boon was offered to Dhritraashtra, who declined it because he did not wish to see his sons killed.

Sanjaya praises Sage Vyaasa for giving him this blessing. It allowed him to hear Shri Krishna—the creator of all yogas—teach the Gita, the most comprehensive treatise of yoga. Yoga in this meaning refers to anything that can bring together the limited and infinite.

Sanjaya’s ability to see the Vishwa roopa, Ishvara’s cosmic form, precisely as Arjuna did was another advantage of the boon. Arjuna and Sanjaya were the only ones who could see this form. Remember that Arjuna, who had a reputation for not being scared of anybody or anything, was awestruck and terrified by this figure. Sanjaya was so affected by this shape that he frequently committed it to memory and exulted whenever he did. The teaching was described by Sanjaya as punyam, or that which is holy and purifies its hearer.
To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There is also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

One might wonder how Sanjay was able to hear this conversation that was taking place on a distant battlefield. In the verse after, he makes this known.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…

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