Chapter 1 · Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 36
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency
THE VERSE
Chapter 1, Verse 36
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga Sanskrit verse
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन ।
पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः ॥
Nihatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdana
Pāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ
TRANSLATION
What the verse says
O Janardana, what happiness could we gain by killing the sons of Dhritarashtra? Although they are aggressors, sin would surely come upon us.
COMMENTARY / EXPLANATION
Understanding the verse.
Arjuna’s dilemma becomes moral as well as emotional: what is right when duty appears to conflict with compassion?
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A PRACTICAL REFLECTION
Carry this thought into your day.
Arjuna’s dilemma becomes moral as well as emotional: what is right when duty appears to conflict with compassion?
How can compassion and responsibility both have a place in your decision?