Chapter 1 · Verse 27 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.27
Sanskrit
श्वशुरान्सुहृदश्चैव सेनयोरुभयोरपि। तान्समीक्ष्य स कौन्तेयः सर्वान्बन्धूनवस्थितान्।।1.27।।
Transliteration
tān samīkṣhya sa kaunteyaḥ sarvān bandhūn avasthitān kṛipayā parayāviṣhṭo viṣhīdann idam abravīt
In plain words
When you stand at the edge of a choice that breaks your heart—when love and duty seem to ask you to betray each other—your tears are not a sign you're weak or lost. The lesson for you: the shattering of your heart is where wisdom begins, because it means you are awake to both the beauty of connection and the weight of what you must do. Your compassion in this moment is sacred; let it teach you, not paralyze you.
हिंदी अर्थ
श्वशुर, मित्र और दोनों सेनाओं में अपने सभी रिश्तेदारों को देखकर अर्जुन का मन दया से भर गया। उसे अपने प्रिय जनों को युद्ध के लिए तैयार देखना बहुत कठिन लगा।
Word by Word
Arjuna stands at the threshold of his greatest test, and in that moment of seeing his beloved ones arrayed as enemies, his heart breaks open with compassion—this is the beginning of wisdom, not weakness. The Gita teaches us that true discernment starts not with detachment from feeling, but with feeling *deeply* and then asking what dharma demands.
When we face choices that pit love against duty, our sorrow is sacred; it means we have not yet seen the eternal truth that transcends this seeming conflict. In your own moments of impossible choice, let your grief be your teacher—it shows you where your attachments are, and there lies your path to freedom.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.27 — BG 1.27
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