Chapter 18 · Verse 74·Spoken by Krishna
सञ्जय उवाचइत्यहं वासुदेवस्य पार्थस्य च महात्मनः।संवादमिममश्रौषमद्भुतं रोमहर्षणम्
ity ahaṁ vāsudevasya pārthasya cha mahātmanaḥ saṁvādam imam aśhrauṣham adbhutaṁ roma-harṣhaṇam
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Sanskrit recitation by Swami Brahmānanda
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Sanjaya said, "I thus heard this conversation between Vasudeva and the great-souled Partha, which is unique and makes one's hair stand on end."
Swami Gambiranandaafter Śaṅkara's bhāṣya· paired with Śaṅkara
Sanjaya said, Thus I have heard this wondrous dialogue between Vasudeva and the great-minded Arjuna, which makes my hair stand on end.
Swami Adidevanandaafter Rāmānuja's bhāṣya· paired with Rāmānuja
Sanjaya said: Thus, I have heard this wonderful and thrilling dialogue between Vasudeva and the mighty-minded son of Prtha.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayanafter Madhva's bhāṣya· paired with Madhva
Sanjaya said, Thus, I have heard this wonderful dialogue between Krishna and the high-souled Arjuna, which causes one's hair to stand on end.
Swami SivanandaThe Bhagavad Gita
Sanjaya said: "I heard this rare, wonderful, and soul-stirring discourse between Lord Shri Krishna and the great-souled Arjuna.
Shri Purohit SwamiThe Geeta
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Thus, in this way, I heard this dialogue of Vasudeva and of the great-souled Partha, as it was, marvellous, exceedingly wonder-making, making the hair stand on end.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Sanjaya spoke. Thus, this dialogue of Vasudeva, the son of Vasudeva, and of Partha, the son of His father's sister, the great soul, of great understanding, who took refuge at the pair of His feet, this dialogue that makes the hair bristle, marvellous, I heard, as told, I have heard.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.
This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.
Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse.
Contemporary English rendering of the Sanskrit bhāṣya, pending scholar review.