Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 11, Verse 1
अर्जुन उवाच
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।
यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।
यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।
arjuna uvāca
mad-anugrahāya paramaṁ guhyam adhyātma-sanjñitam
yat tvayoktaṁ vacas tena moho ’yaṁ vigato mama
also searched as "madanugrahaya paramam guhyam adhyatma sanjnitam"
Translation
Arjuna said, "To show favor to me, You have told me that most profound mystery concerning the Self; by that, this delusion of mine has been dispelled."
Vāṇi's rendering
Out of kindness you told me the deepest secret of the self — and my delusion has left me.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| अर्जुनarjuna | Arjuna |
| उवाचuvāca | said |
| मत्mad | to me, for me |
| अनुग्रहायanugrahāya | out of kindness, to favour |
| परमम्paramaṁ | highest, deepest |
| गुह्यम्guhyam | secret |
| अध्यात्मadhyātma | the innermost self |
| संज्ञितम्sanjñitam | called, known as |
| यत्yat | which |
| त्वयाtvayā | by you (joined with the next word by sandhi) |
| उक्तम्uktaṁ | spoken |
| वचःvacaḥ | word, speech |
| तेनtena | by that |
| मोहःmohaḥ | delusion, confusion |
| अयम्ayaṁ | this (following the elided a after mohaḥ) |
| विगतःvigataḥ | gone, departed |
| ममmama | my |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 1 mean?
Arjuna is thanking Krishna. Ten chapters of teaching about the self have done their work, and the confusion he carried onto the field has left him. He calls the teaching a kindness rather than an argument — something given, not won. It is the pause of gratitude just before he asks for something more.
What does madanugrahaya paramam guhyam mean?
It means the deepest secret, spoken out of kindness toward me. Arjuna does not say Krishna proved a point or won a debate. He says anugraha — grace, favour, the giving of something that could have been withheld. The teaching reached him because it was offered freely, and he knows it.
If Arjuna's delusion is gone, why does he still ask for the vision?
Because the mind can be satisfied while the eyes are still hungry. Arjuna has understood; he has not yet beheld. The Gītā does not treat this as greed or backsliding. It treats it as honest, and Krishna grants it. What you understand and what you have actually seen remain two different possessions.
What can I take from this verse when a teaching finally makes sense to me?
Name the relief out loud, the way Arjuna does. Then name what is still missing without shame. Clarity is not the end of asking; it is what makes the next question possible. The delusion lifting and the longing remaining can sit in the same breath, and often must.
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Commentary
Arjuna says his delusion is gone — and in the next breath he asks to see. That is worth noticing. The words worked; the confusion about who Krishna is has lifted. And still something in him is not finished, because knowing a thing and seeing it are not the same hunger. He does not pretend otherwise. He names the relief honestly, then names the remaining want honestly too. You have had this: a teaching lands, the knot loosens, and you find you still need it to become visible in your own life. Say both. Krishna answers both.