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राजन्संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य संवादमिममद्भुतम्। केशवार्जुनयोः पुण्यं हृष्यामि च मुहुर्मुहुः।।
rājan saṁsmṛtya saṁsmṛtya saṁvādam imam adbhutam keśavārjunayoḥ puṇyaṁ hṛṣyāmi ca muhur muhuḥ
Word by Word
rājan (O King) saṁsmṛtya (remembering) saṁsmṛtya (remembering) saṁvādam (conversation) imam (this) adbhutam (wonderful) keśava-arjunayoḥ (of Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna) puṇyam (holy/pious) hṛṣyāmi (I am rejoicing) ca (and) muhuḥ muhuḥ (at every moment).
Translation
O King, as I repeatedly recall this wondrous and holy dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, I take pleasure, being thrilled at every moment.
Meaning
Sañjaya describes the ‘After-effect’ of the Gītā. He tells the King: “As I repeatedly remember this wonderful and holy dialogue between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, I rejoice at every single moment.” He uses the word ‘Saṁsmṛtya’ twice to show that he is playing the conversation back in his mind like a favorite song. It gives him ‘Muhur muhuḥ’—constant, recurring joy.
This is the secret of spiritual happiness: ‘Manana’ or contemplation. The Gītā is not a book you read once and put away. Its power is in the ‘Remembering’. Each time Sañjaya recalls a verse, he finds a new layer of beauty and truth. The conversation is ‘Puṇyaṁ’—holy—meaning it washes away all negativity just by being thought of. Sañjaya is in a state of perpetual bliss.
It teaches us how to use the Gītā in our daily life. When we are stressed or bored, we should ‘Saṁsmṛtya’—recall a favorite instruction of Kṛṣṇa. This act of remembering acts as a mental sanctuary. We should strive to reach a state where the Lord’s words are always playing in the background of our mind. Spiritual life is the joy of never-ending discovery.