Chapter 1 · Verse 21 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.21
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
Transliteration
arjuna uvācha senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyuta
In plain words
When you're paralyzed by a choice—whether to stay or leave, fight or surrender, speak or stay silent—you don't need to act blindly. The lesson for you: pause. Ask to be placed where you can see the truth of what's actually in front of you, not what fear or hope wants you to see. Clarity comes before right action.
हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन ने कहा - हे कृष्ण! मेरे रथ को दोनों सेनाओं के बीच में खड़ा कर दीजिए। ताकि मैं इन सभी योद्धाओं को देख सकूँ जो युद्ध करने के लिए तैयार हैं।
Word by Word
Arjuna's request to Krishna reveals the deepest movement of a sincere seeker—he places himself between the forces of dharma and adharma, and asks the Infallible One to position him so he may see clearly. This is not cowardice; it is the soul's call for wisdom before action.
In our own lives, when we face impossible choices, we too must pause and ask for clarity from our highest knowing, positioning ourselves not for comfort but for truth.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.21 — BG 1.21
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