Bhagavad Gita BG 11.1
Chapter 11, Verse 1 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम् । यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम ॥
mad-anugrahaya paramam guhyam adhyatma-samjnitam yat tvayoktam vacas tena moho 'yam vigato mama
Meaning
Out of compassion for me, you have spoken of the supreme secret called the adhyatma (the knowledge of the Self). By this, my delusion is dispelled.
Understanding
Arjuna begins his response to Ch10 — the great vibhuti teaching. Mad-anugrahaya (out of compassion for me) — recognizing the teaching as divine grace rather than mere information. Paramam guhyam adhyatma-samjnitam (the supreme secret known as adhyatma — the knowledge of the Self and the Divine). And: moha ayam vigata mama (this delusion of mine is gone). The Ch10 teaching has done its work: Arjuna has moved from the bewildered warrior of Ch1 to one who recognizes the divine in all existence.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| मदनुग्रहाय | mad-anugrahaya | out of compassion for me, for my benefit |
| अध्यात्मसंज्ञितम् | adhyatma-samjnitam | called adhyatma, named the Self-knowledge |
| मोहः | mohah | delusion, bewilderment |
| विगतः | vigatah | gone, dispelled, removed |
| मद्-अनुग्रहाय | mad-anugrahāya | out of compassion for me |
| परमम् | paramam | supreme |
| गुह्यम् | guhyam | secret |
| अध्यात्म-संज्ञितम् | adhyātma-saṃjñitam | called the knowledge of the self |
| यत् | yat | which |
| त्वया | tvayā | by You |
| उक्तम् | uktam | spoken, told |
| वचः | vacaḥ | words |
| तेन | tena | by that |
| मोहः | mohaḥ | delusion |
| अयम् | ayam | this |
| विगतः | vigataḥ | dispelled, gone |
| मम | mama | my |