Freedom & Renunciation · 18.72
With a concentrated mind: Renunciation and Surrender
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय॥ १८.७२ ॥
kachchid etach chhrutaṁ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa chetasā
kachchid ajñāna-sammohaḥ pranaṣhṭas te dhanañjaya
Translation
O Arjuna, have you listened attentively to My words? Has your ignorance and delusion gone?
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.72 through stronger key ideas from the verse: with a concentrated mind, whether, heard. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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