Mahakatha
M 80% OFF

Chapter 11 · Verse 34 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.34

empowering Karma & Action Dharma & Duty Fear & Courage

Sanskrit

द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च कर्णं तथाऽन्यानपि योधवीरान्। मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान्।।11.34।।

Transliteration

droṇaṁ cha bhīṣhmaṁ cha jayadrathaṁ cha karṇaṁ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān mayā hatāṁs tvaṁ jahi mā vyathiṣhṭhā yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān

Word by Word

droṇam Dronacharya
cha and
bhīṣhmam Bheeshma
cha and
jayadratham Jayadratha
cha and
karṇam Karn
tathā also
anyān others
api also
yodha-vīrān brave warriors
mayā by me
hatān already killed
tvam you
jahi slay
not
vyathiṣhṭhāḥ be disturbed
yudhyasva fight
jetā asi you shall be victorious
raṇe in battle
sapatnān enemies
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate truth of the Vishwaroopa—that all outcomes are already determined by divine will, and Arjuna's role is simply to act without the burden of personal responsibility. The warriors Arjuna fears to fight are already slain in the cosmic order; he is merely the instrument of dharma's unfolding.

When we truly understand that our deepest Self is untouched by the results of action, we move through life's conflicts with grace, free from the paralysis of doubt and the weight of imagined guilt.

Listen

Bhagavad Gita 11.34 — BG 11.34

0:00
Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

Your Mantra Prescription

This mantra is prescribed for clarity and purpose. Is that what you're going through?

2.2M people trust Mahakatha