Lord Krishna
Divine TeacherThe Supreme Lord, the charioteer and divine guide of Arjuna. Krishna delivers the eternal wisdom of the Gita, revealing the nature of the soul, duty, and the path to liberation.
Speaking: Chapter 18, Verse 72
Verse 72
The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation
O son of Pritha, O conqueror of wealth — have you heard all of this with a focused mind? Has the confusion born of ignorance now been destroyed?
Context & Meaning
Krishna's final question to Arjuna is one of the most tender moments in the Gita. After 700 verses of teaching, the Lord does not declare victory or demand compliance. He asks: did you hear? Is the delusion gone? The two questions together are an act of love — checking in, making sure the medicine has reached the heart and not just the ear. Ekāgreṇa cetasā — with a one-pointed mind — is both a description of the quality of listening required and a gentle probe: were you present? The use of both of Arjuna's names — Pārtha (son of Pritha, evoking his lineage and humanity) and Dhanañjaya (conqueror of wealth, evoking his greatness) — is an embrace. The teacher who has given everything asks only: did you receive it?
Scholar Commentaries
1 commentary · Public domainMadhvacharya
DvaitaKaccid ajñāna-sammohaḥ praṇaṣṭaḥ — has the confusion born of ignorance been destroyed? The Dvaita tradition sees this question as the measure of the entire Gita: the teaching is complete when moha — delusion, the root of all bondage — is gone. Not refined, not reduced, but destroyed (praṇaṣṭa — thoroughly gone). Krishna does not ask whether Arjuna understood the arguments. He asks whether the inner darkness that drove the crisis on the battlefield has been dissolved. This is the only measure of spiritual teaching that matters.