Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 18, Verse 77
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।
विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।
विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।
tac ca sansmṛtya saṁsmṛtya rūpam aty-adbhutaṁ hareḥ
vismayo ye mahān rājan hṛṣyāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ
also searched as "tac ca samsmritya samsmritya rupam atyadbhutam hareh"
Translation
And, remembering over and over again that most marvelous form of Hari, great is my amazement, O King, and I rejoice again and again.
Vāṇi's rendering
Remembering, again and again, the Lord's form beyond all wonder — amazement takes me, and joy, again and again.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| तत्tat | that |
| चca | and |
| संस्मृत्यsaṁsmṛtya | having remembered |
| संस्मृत्यsaṁsmṛtya | having remembered — repeated, meaning again and again |
| रूपम्rūpam | form |
| अति-अद्भुतम्aty-adbhutam | utterly marvellous, beyond wonder (ati + adbhutam joined by sandhi) |
| हरेःhareḥ | of Hari, of Krishna |
| विस्मयःvismayaḥ | amazement |
| मेme | my |
| महान्mahān | great |
| राजन्rājan | O King |
| हृष्यामिhṛṣyāmi | I thrill, I rejoice |
| चca | and |
| पुनःpunaḥ | again |
| पुनःpunaḥ | again |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 77 mean?
Sanjaya, who narrated the whole battlefield to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, says that whenever he recalls Krishna's overwhelming form, amazement rises in him and joy with it — not once, but each time. The memory has not worn thin with use. It works on him exactly as the seeing did.
What does 'tac ca samsmritya samsmritya rupam atyadbhutam hareh' mean?
It means: remembering, and remembering again, that utterly marvellous form of Hari. The word saṁsmṛtya is doubled on purpose. Sanskrit repeats a word to show an action that keeps returning. Sanjaya is not describing one memory. He is describing a memory that will not stop arriving.
Why does Sanjaya say he rejoices again and again?
Because the wonder is not spent by being remembered. Ordinary astonishment fades with retelling; this one renews itself. Sanjaya says vismayaḥ and hṛṣyāmi together — amazement and delight in the same breath. What he saw is large enough that returning to it costs nothing and gives everything back.
Who is Hari in this verse?
Hari is Krishna — the name means the one who takes away, who carries off sorrow and bondage. Sanjaya uses it here rather than Krishna's other names because the form he witnessed did exactly that: it removed something from him, and left wonder in the empty place.
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Commentary
Sanjaya is a reporter. His job was to describe a battlefield to a blind king, and here at the end he cannot keep his voice steady. He saw the form once; he has been seeing it ever since. Notice the verb — saṁsmṛtya, said twice, and punaḥ punaḥ closing the line. The wonder is not stored, it is renewed. Something you witnessed years ago can still arrive fresh tonight if you turn toward it. Most of us remember our griefs that way, again and again, and let the joys go pale. Sanjaya reverses the habit. Remember what astonished you, until it astonishes you again.