In Bhagavad Gita 11.1, Arjuna says that by the supreme secret teaching about the Self that Krishna has given out of grace, his delusion has gone.
Sanskrit Verse
अर्जुन उवाच · Arjuna said
मदनुग्रहाय परमं
गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्
यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन
मोहोऽयं विगतो मम ॥ ११-१ ॥
madanugrahāya paramaṃ
guhyamadhyātmasaṃjñitam
yattvayoktaṃ vacastena
moho’yaṃ vigato mama
English transliteration madanugrahaaya paramam
guhyamadhyaatmasamjnitam
yattvayoktam vachastena
moho’yam vigato mama ॥ 11.1 ॥
Translation / Meaning
Arjuna said: Out of Your grace toward me, You have spoken the supreme secret concerning the Self. By these words of Yours, my delusion is gone.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मदनुग्रहाय madanugrahāya | out of grace toward me mat (me) + anugrahāya (for grace) |
| परमम् paramam | supreme |
| गुह्यम् guhyam | secret |
| अध्यात्मसंज्ञितम् adhyātmasaṃjñitam | concerning the Self adhyātma (the Self) + saṃjñitam (called) |
| यत् yat | which |
| त्वया tvayā | by You |
| उक्तम् uktam | spoken |
| वचः vacaḥ | words |
| तेन tena | by that |
| मोहः mohaḥ | delusion |
| अयम् ayam | this |
| विगतः vigataḥ | is gone |
| मम mama | my |
Word-wise Chanting
- ma–da–nug–ra–hā–ya pa–ra–maṃ 9 syllables ma-da-nug-ra-haa-ya pa-ra-mam
- guh–ya–madh–yāt–ma–saṃ–jñi–tam | 8 syllables guh-ya-madh-yaat-ma-sam-jni-tam
- yat–tva–yok–taṃ va–cas–te–na 8 syllables yat-tva-yok-tam va-chas-te-na
- mo–ho–‘yaṃ vi–ga–to ma–ma || 11-1 8 syllables mo-ho-‘yam vi-ga-to ma-ma
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 11 Verse 1
Context
Chapter 11, the Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form, opens with Arjuna’s response to Chapters 7–10.
Meaning
Arjuna acknowledges that Krishna’s teaching was given anugraha, as a gift of grace. Through hearing the adhyātma, the truth about the Self, his moha, the confusion that paralysed him in Chapter 1, has departed. The student whose despair began the Gita now speaks with clarity.
Arjuna’s transformation shows the power of listening deeply to truth. Yet understanding is not the end; he now longs to see what he has heard.
In Practice
Recall a confusion that once troubled you and has since cleared. Give thanks for the understanding that dissolved it.
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This verse belongs to Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.