Chapter 1 · Verse 7 · Arjuna Visada Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 1.7
Sanskrit
अस्माकं तु विशिष्टा ये तान्निबोध द्विजोत्तम। नायका मम सैन्यस्य संज्ञार्थं तान्ब्रवीमि ते।।1.7।।
Transliteration
asmākaṁ tu viśhiṣhṭā ye tānnibodha dwijottama nāyakā mama sainyasya sanjñārthaṁ tānbravīmi te
हिंदी अर्थ
हे द्विजश्रेष्ठ! हमारी सेना के प्रमुख योद्धाओं को जानने के लिए मैं तुम्हें उनके नाम बताता हूँ। ये सभी महान और विशेष योद्धा हैं जो युद्ध में हमारी सेना का नेतृत्व करेंगे।
Word by Word
In this moment, Dhritarashtra asks Sanjaya to name the great warriors arrayed before him—a request that seems innocent but carries the weight of attachment and delusion. Arjuna, too, is about to rehearse the names of those he must face, not from knowledge but from the fog of his own confusion.
Yet here lies the teaching: we often seek information to reinforce our stories, our fears, our sense of separation. When we approach life with clarity rather than the need to confirm our doubts, we meet reality as it is—not as a list of enemies and obstacles, but as the play of consciousness itself.
Today, pause before you list your reasons for hesitation; ask instead what you truly know.
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Bhagavad Gita 1.7 — BG 1.7
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