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Chapter 1 · Verse 21 · Arjuna Visada Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 1.21

surrendering Dharma & Duty Bhakti & Devotion Self & Identity

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’chyuta

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

arjunaḥ uvācha Arjun said
senayoḥ armies
ubhayoḥ both
madhye in the middle
ratham chariot
sthāpaya place
me my
achyuta Shree Krishna, the infallible One
Simplified Perspective

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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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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