By grace, I heard it

vyāsaprasādācchrutavānetadguhyamahaṃ paramyogaṃ yogeśvarātkṛṣṇātsākṣātkathayataḥ svayam

By Vyasa's grace I heard this highest secret yoga, spoken directly by Krishna himself, the Lord of yoga.

What it means

Sanjaya gives thanks. By the grace of Vyasa, the sage who gave him divine sight, he heard this supreme teaching of yoga. And from whom? From Krishna himself, the Lord of yoga. Sanjaya knows he was given a gift he didn't earn. Gratitude fills him.

The story

Vyasa, the great sage who later composed the Mahabharata, gave Sanjaya the vision to see the battlefield. Without him, no one would ever have heard the Gita.

In your life

Think of the person who first gave you a book, a teacher or an opportunity that changed your life. Tell someone this week how grateful you are for them.