Chapter 1 · Verse 22 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.22
Sanskrit
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्। कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
Transliteration
yāvadetān nirīkṣhe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kairmayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṇa-samudyame
In plain words
When you're standing at the edge of something hard—a conversation you must have, a boundary you must set, a choice you cannot avoid—you freeze. You look at who stands against you and your heart breaks before the battle even begins. The lesson for you: the moment you truly *see* what's in front of you, without turning away, is the moment you stop fighting a ghost and start moving toward what's real. That seeing is already the beginning of wisdom.
हिंदी अर्थ
जब तक मैं इन युद्ध के लिए तैयार योद्धाओं को देखता हूँ, तब तक मुझे जानना चाहिए कि इस युद्ध में मुझे किन-किन के साथ लड़ना है।
Word by Word
Arjuna stands at the threshold of his dharma, surveying the assembled forces with growing dread—yet this moment of looking, of truly seeing, is itself the gateway to wisdom. In Vedanta, we understand that the sense of separation—'I must fight against them'—arises only when consciousness identifies with the limited body-mind.
', he is unknowingly asking the deepest question: who is the 'I' that fights, and who are 'they' that oppose? For the modern seeker paralyzed by life's conflicts, this verse teaches that before acting, we must see clearly—not with eyes of fear and judgment, but with the steady gaze of one who recognizes the divine presence in all beings, even those we must oppose.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.22 — BG 1.22
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