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You're referencing a profound moment from the Bhagavad Gita — the phrase "nāṣṭo mohaḥ" (नष्टो मोहः) appears in Chapter 18, Verse 73, where Arjuna responds to Krishna at the end of their dialogue.
Full Verse (Bhagavad Gita 18.73)
Sanskrit:
नष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा
त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत ।
स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः
करिष्ये वचनं तव ॥
Transliteration:
naṣṭo mohaḥ smṛtir labdhā
tvat-prasādān mayācyuta
sthito’smi gata-sandehaḥ
kariṣye vacanaṁ tava
Translation (literal):
My delusion is destroyed, my memory is restored.
Through Your grace, O Achyuta (Krishna), I am firm; my doubts are gone.
I will act according to Your word.
Meaning and Significance
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"Naṣṭo mohaḥ" = "My delusion is destroyed"
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This marks Arjuna's transformation: from confusion and despair (in Chapter 1) to clarity and resolve (Chapter 18).
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The Gita's teachings — about dharma (duty), detachment, action, devotion, and the eternal self (ātman) — have lifted the fog of Arjuna’s confusion.
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He’s no longer paralyzed by moha (emotional delusion/attachment) and has regained smṛti (spiritual memory or wisdom).
Philosophical Depth
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This verse embodies the goal of spiritual inquiry: to dissolve confusion, remember the true nature of the Self, and act in alignment with wisdom.
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It also implies that true clarity is a result of grace (tvat-prasādāt) — not just intellectual understanding but divine insight.
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It’s a moment of epistemic and existential awakening: Arjuna sees through the illusion of separateness and embraces his role in the cosmic order.
In Context of Schopenhauer or “It from Bit from Chit”
If you're weaving this into a broader philosophical narrative:
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"Naṣṭo mohaḥ" can be seen as the moment when representation (Maya/illusion) is seen through, and the underlying Will or Chit (consciousness) is realized or reintegrated.
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It's the collapse of false duality and the restoration of a conscious connection to the real — whether you call it Chit, Self, Atman, or Will.
Would you like a comparative insight between this Gita moment and Schopenhauer’s or Vedanta's metaphysics? Or how it aligns with ideas in quantum consciousness or information theory (It from Bit from Chit)?
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