Chapter 1 · Verse 24 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.24
Sanskrit
संजय उवाच एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत। सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम्।।1.24।।
Transliteration
sañjaya uvācha evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam
In plain words
You're standing between two armies right now—between what you want and what terrifies you, between rage and surrender, between staying and leaving. The lesson for you: the Divine does not abandon you in that unbearable middle place. He enters it with you. Clarity and strength don't come from escaping your pain; they come from inviting something sacred right into the heart of it.
हिंदी अर्थ
संजय ने कहा - इस प्रकार कृष्ण द्वारा अर्जुन के द्वारा कहे गए बातों को सुनकर, कृष्ण ने अर्जुन के रथ को दोनों सेनाओं के बीच में खड़ा कर दिया।
Word by Word
Sanjaya, the witness-consciousness, now reports how Krishna—the Lord of all senses and desires—responds to Arjuna's cry of despair. In this moment, Krishna positions the chariot between two armies, creating sacred space for truth to emerge.
This is the eternal gesture: the Divine does not flee from our confusion but enters it, stands at its center, and speaks clarity into darkness. When you feel trapped between impossible choices, know that the highest wisdom arrives not by escaping your circumstance, but by inviting the sacred into your very predicament.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.24 — BG 1.24
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