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
In plain words
You're facing a choice where every option feels wrong—where doing your duty means hurting someone you love, or betraying what you know is right. The pain of that impossible position is real, and Krishna doesn't ask you to pretend it isn't. But he's asking you this: Can you do what integrity demands, even when it breaks your heart, and trust that this brokenness is part of the path, not a sign you've failed?
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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