Verse-75
Chapter 18 — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
Verse 75
🕉 Original Sanskrit Shloka
vyāsaprasādācchrutavānetadguhyamaham param
yogam yogeśvarātkṛṣṇātsākṣātsātkathayataḥ svayam
🕉 English Translation
Kripa Shri Vyas ji ne jo ki,
Rahasya suna Gita ka yeh tabhi.
Yogeshwar Krishna Bhagwan se,
Suna maine pratyaksha kehte huey.
📜 Translation
English
By the grace of Shri Vyasji I have heard myself the Master of Yoga, the Supreme Shri Krishna declaring this supremely secretive yoga, i.e. the sermon of the Gita to Arjun in person.
Arjun listened to the sermon of the Gita face to face, directly being declared by the Lord Shri Krishna; he expressed his gratitude towards Him by using the words 'tatvaprasadat'. The divine vision was bestowed by the great seer Ved Vyasji on Sanjay, as a result of which he was able to hear the sermon of the Gita while sitting in Hastinapur. For this reason Sanjay did not forget the endowment of sage Ved Vyas and expressing his indebtedness towards him he stated.
To express gratitude towards that from where one has acquired something and to remain indebted towards it, express thankfulness for it; if is one of the principal traditions of eternal Indian culture. The Ramayan of Valmiki has defined the eternal religion in these very words–'Krite cha prati kartavayam aesh dharma sanatanah'. To express indebtedness towards what has been done is eternal religion.
Make this a part of spiritual and practical life. There is no place for ingratitude in our tradition. Humility and gratefulness is the beauty of a civilized and well-cultured life. It is the foundation of the high ideals and great values of life and is an open door for acquiring greater beneficence, is a beautiful, sweet essence of the inspiration of the Gita. If something has been gained then it should not be forgotten under the influence of egoism and the roots should never be blotted out of memory. Develop this thought–I was never capable; all this is due to Your grace; it has become possible by Your beneficence.
The latter part of this verse is also full of deep meaning. Those who maintain that the Gita does contain the words uttered from the mouth of the Blessed Lord, where could Lord Krishna find time to deliver the Gita's sermon in the midst of Mahabharata war? He must have said something to make Arjun understand and Maharshi Vyas further elaborated on it and wrote in the Mahabharata; those persons should observe with care the words of Sanjay who was blessed with divine vision: 'yogesvarat krsnat sakshat kathayatah svayam'! So much faith and sweetness is pouring forth from these words. Five words are being used to make the expression of one's emotion forceful–I heard the Master of Yoga, Lord Shri Krishna, make these declarations directly Himself. By this I mean that I did not hear it through anyone else. Nobody told me that Lord Krishna related in this manner to Arjun during Mahabharat war. I have heard it myself directly. The Gita is in any case the scripture of yoga; there is not an iota of doubt about it. The word yoga is associated with the title of every chapter. On the conclusion of each chapter the word 'yoga shastre' is used. The objective of each chapter is to unite one with the Lord Who is the source of all. Through the grace of the great seer Ved Vyas in the form of divine vision, yoga has been experienced by Sanjay.