Chapter 1 · Verse 3 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.3
Sanskrit
पश्यैतां पाण्डुपुत्राणामाचार्य महतीं चमूम्। व्यूढां द्रुपदपुत्रेण तव शिष्येण धीमता।।1.3।।
Transliteration
paśhyaitāṁ pāṇḍu-putrāṇām āchārya mahatīṁ chamūm vyūḍhāṁ drupada-putreṇa tava śhiṣhyeṇa dhīmatā
In plain words
You're standing in fog right now—unable to see clearly what's happening in your life, what you're meant to do, what's real and what's just your fear talking. The lesson for you: look. Actually look at what's in front of you without flinching, without the story you've been telling yourself. That honest seeing—that willingness to stop hiding from the truth—is where your power begins.
हिंदी अर्थ
देखो आचार्य, द्रुपद के पुत्र धृष्टद्युम्न ने तुम्हारे शिष्य पांडवों की इस विशाल सेना को युद्ध के लिए सुव्यवस्थित रूप से तैनात कर दिया है। यह पांडुपुत्रों की शक्तिशाली और सुसंगठित सेना देखो।
Word by Word
Sanjaya directs Dhritarashtra's inner vision toward the assembled armies, yet this moment reveals a deeper truth: we stand always at the threshold between two worlds—the world of our attachments and the world of our dharma. The armies before us are not merely soldiers, but the forces within our own consciousness—some aligned with truth, others with delusion.
When we truly see what stands before us without the veil of denial, we begin the spiritual journey that transforms fear into wisdom. In our modern lives, this seeing—honest acknowledgment of our circumstances without minimization or overwhelm—becomes the first step toward purposeful action.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.3 — BG 1.3
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