Chapter 1 · Verse 15 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.15
Sanskrit
पाञ्चजन्यं हृषीकेशो देवदत्तं धनंजयः। पौण्ड्रं दध्मौ महाशङ्खं भीमकर्मा वृकोदरः।।1.15।।
Transliteration
pāñchajanyaṁ hṛiṣhīkeśho devadattaṁ dhanañjayaḥ pauṇḍraṁ dadhmau mahā-śhaṅkhaṁ bhīma-karmā vṛikodaraḥ
In plain words
You're standing at your own Kurukshetra right now—the moment where you have to choose between what's safe and what's true, between staying small and stepping into who you're actually meant to be. The lesson for you: sound your conch. Speak your truth, claim your purpose, trust that when your action is aligned with what's right, you don't have to carry the fear alone—the Divine carries it with you.
हिंदी अर्थ
कृष्ण ने पांचजन्य नाम की शंख को बजाया, अर्जुन ने देवदत्त शंख को बजाया, और भीम ने पौंड्र नामक महान शंख को बजाया। इस तरह युद्ध के मैदान में सभी महान योद्धाओं ने अपनी-अपनी शंखें बजाकर अपनी शक्ति का प्रदर्शन किया।
Word by Word
The conch shells of the Pandavas sound forth not as instruments of aggression, but as the clarion call of dharma itself—each warrior announcing his readiness to defend righteousness, to uphold the cosmic order. Krishna, the Lord of the senses, sounds Panchajanya first, sanctifying the battle with divine intention; Arjuna and Bhima follow, their conches proclaiming that the seeker who has surrendered to truth need not fear the consequence of righteous action.
When you face your own Kurukshetra—the inner battlefield of choice and consequence—sound your own conch: speak your truth, claim your purpose, and trust that aligned action carries the blessing of the Divine.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.15 — BG 1.15
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