नष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाऽच्युत ।
स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव ॥ ७३ ॥
arjuna uvāca—
naṣṭo mohaḥ smṛtirlabdhā tvatprasādānmayā’cyuta .
sthito’smi gatasandehaḥ kariṣye vacanaṃ tava .. 73 ..
Arjuna said :
Destroyed is delusion, and I have gained recognition through Thy Grace, O Acyuta. I am firm, with doubts gone. I will do Thy word.
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Delusion : born of ajnana or ignorance, the cause of the whole evil of samsara, hard to cross like the ocean, I; who have sought Thy Grace. Recognition : of the true nature of the Self. When this recognition is obtained, then will all the ties of the heart be loosened.—This questioning and answering about the destruction of delusion shows conclusively, what the purpose of the knowledge of the teaching of the whole Śāstra is, namely, the destruction of delusion and the attainment of a recognition of the Self. So the sruti (Chha. Up. 7-1-3, 26-2) begins with the words. “Not knowing the Self, I grieve” and then speaks of the loosening of all ties by means to Self-knowledge. There are also scriptural passages such as “The tie of the heart is broken” (Mund. Up. 2-2-8) and “To him who sees unity, what delusion is there, what grief?” (Isa. Up. 7), I am firm : in Thy command. Do thy word : Arjuna means to say “Through Thy Grace I have achieved the end of life : I have naught to do.”
Sanjaya extols the Lord and His teaching.
The teaching of the sastra is over. Now in order to connect it with the main narrative, Sañjaya goes on: