Bhagavad Gita BG 18.77
Chapter 18, Verse 77 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः । विस्मयो मे महान्राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः ॥
tac ca samsmrtya samsmrtya rupam aty-adbhutam hareh vismayo me mahan rajan hrishyami ca punah punah
Meaning
And as I recall that most wondrous form of Hari again and again, O King, great is my wonder — and I rejoice again and again.
Understanding
The final verse before the closing couplet (v78): tac ca samsmrtya samsmrtya (and recalling THAT also again and again — the 'that' refers to the vishvarupa, the universal cosmic form revealed in Ch11). Rupam aty-adbhutam hareh (the supremely wondrous form of Hari — Hari = Krishna as the one who takes away sins/obstacles). Vismayo me mahan rajan (great is my wonder, O King — mahan vismaya = great astonishment). Hrishyami ca punah punah (and I rejoice again and again — punah punah echoing muhur muhuh of the previous verse). The vision of the vishvarupa — the cosmic form — is equally inexhaustible as the dialogue. Sanjaya's wonder is not spent; it renews with each recollection.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| रूपम् | rupam | form, appearance (the cosmic form of Ch11) |
| अत्यद्भुतम् | aty-adbhutam | supremely/exceedingly wondrous (ati = exceedingly + adbhuta = wonderful) |
| हरेः | hareh | of Hari (Krishna as the Remover, the One who takes away) |
| विस्मयः | vismayah | wonder, astonishment, amazement |
| पुनः पुनः | punah punah | again and again, repeatedly |
| तत् | tat ca | and that |
| संस्मृत्य | saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya | remembering again and again |
| रूपम् | rūpam | form |
| अति-अद्भुतम् | ati-adbhutam | exceedingly wonderful |
| हरेः | hareḥ | of Hari (Krishna) |
| विस्मयः | vismayaḥ | wonder, amazement |
| मे | me | my |
| महान् | mahān | great |
| राजन् | rājan | O King |
| हृष्यामि | hṛṣyāmi | I rejoice |
| च | ca | and |
| पुनः-पुनः | punaḥ punaḥ | again and again |