Chapter 1 · Verse 44 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.44
Sanskrit
उत्सन्नकुलधर्माणां मनुष्याणां जनार्दन। नरकेऽनियतं वासो भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम।।1.44।।
Transliteration
utsanna-kula-dharmāṇāṁ manuṣhyāṇāṁ janārdana narake ‘niyataṁ vāso bhavatītyanuśhuśhruma
हिंदी अर्थ
जिन लोगों का कुल धर्म नष्ट हो जाता है, उनके लिए नरक में रहना निश्चित हो जाता है। ऐसे लोग अनंत काल तक नरक में भटकते रहते हैं, यह हमने सुना है।
Word by Word
Arjuna's fear speaks a deep truth: when we abandon our sacred duty, we wound not just ourselves but the lineage of wisdom we carry. The dharma of a warrior, a parent, a seeker—these are not burdens to escape but channels through which divine grace flows.
Yet Krishna does not answer this fear with punishment theology; rather, he will show Arjuna that right action itself is the purification, and that clinging to the fruits of action is what truly binds us to suffering. When you face your own 'impossible choice,' remember: the hell you fear often comes not from doing your duty, but from the spiritual fragmentation of refusing it.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.44 — BG 1.44
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