Chapter 1 · Verse 31 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.31
Sanskrit
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
Transliteration
nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave
हिंदी अर्थ
मुझे केशव, इस युद्ध में बुरे संकेत दिख रहे हैं और अपने ही लोगों को मार कर कोई भलाई नहीं दिखाई दे रही है।
Word by Word
Arjuna stands at the threshold of his own awakening, yet clings to the language of omens and misfortune—the very vocabulary of a mind still imprisoned by fear and consequence-counting. What he calls 'bad signs' are the ego's desperate attempt to rationalize its deepest attachments, to find cosmic permission for its paralysis.
In truth, no outer sign can tell us what is right; only the quiet knowing within, unclouded by preference and aversion, reveals dharma. When you face a difficult choice today, notice how you search for external 'signs' to justify what you already want to believe—and recognize that as the voice of fear, not wisdom.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.31 — BG 1.31
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