BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 20

Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

The Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency

THE VERSE

Chapter 1, Verse 20

Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga

Sanskrit verse

अथ व्यवस्थितान्दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान् कपिध्वजः । प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसम्पाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः ॥ हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते । सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत ॥

Atha vyavasthitān dṛṣṭvā dhārtarāṣṭrān kapi-dhvajaḥ Pravṛtte śastra-sampāte dhanur udyamya pāṇḍavaḥ Hṛṣīkeśaṁ tadā vākyam idam āha mahī-pate Senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’cyuta

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TRANSLATION

What the verse says

Seeing the sons of Dhritarashtra ready for battle, Arjuna raised his bow and asked Krishna: O Acyuta, please place my chariot between the two armies.

A PRACTICAL REFLECTION

Carry this thought into your day.

Arjuna initially approaches the battlefield confident and ready. He asks to see clearly before he acts, a pause that will change the direction of his life.

PAUSE WITH THIS QUESTION

What might you see if you paused before your next difficult action?

COMMENTARY / EXPLANATION

Understanding the verse.

Arjuna initially approaches the battlefield confident and ready. He asks to see clearly before he acts, a pause that will change the direction of his life.

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