Chapter 1 · Verse 37 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.37
Sanskrit
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्। स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।
Transliteration
tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava
हिंदी अर्थ
इसलिए हम धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्रों को मारने के योग्य नहीं हैं, क्योंकि वे हमारे अपने रिश्तेदार हैं।अपने ही लोगों को मारकर हम कैसे सुखी हो सकते हैं, हे माधव।
Word by Word
Arjuna's heart breaks as he recognizes the terrible cost of his duty—killing his own beloved kinsmen for a kingdom. He asks Krishna: how can victory and happiness come through such violence against those he loves?
This moment reveals the deepest human conflict: when dharma demands action that shatters our attachments. For us today, this teaches that true spiritual maturity means facing the hard choices where no path feels clean, yet acting with integrity anyway.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.37 — BG 1.37
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