Chapter 1 · Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 28
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency
THE VERSE
Chapter 1, Verse 28
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga Sanskrit verse
दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम् ।
सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति ॥
Dṛṣṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛṣṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam
Sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ ca pariśuṣyati
TRANSLATION
What the verse says
O Krishna, seeing my own relatives assembled here, eager to fight, my limbs weaken and my mouth becomes dry.
COMMENTARY / EXPLANATION
Understanding the verse.
The battlefield shifts from outside to within Arjuna’s mind. Compassion, fear and attachment now compete with his sense of duty.
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A PRACTICAL REFLECTION
Carry this thought into your day.
The battlefield shifts from outside to within Arjuna’s mind. Compassion, fear and attachment now compete with his sense of duty.
Can you meet a difficult feeling without immediately letting it decide your action?