Chapter 2 · Verse 32 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.32
Sanskrit
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्। सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
Transliteration
yadṛichchhayā chopapannaṁ swarga-dvāram apāvṛitam sukhinaḥ kṣhatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛiśham
In plain words
You're waiting for permission, or a sign, or certainty—but the gate opens when you step toward what you know is right, not when you've figured everything out. Krishna says: when you align with your duty, when you stop negotiating with fear and actually move, the universe doesn't make you beg. The support was always there; you just couldn't see it while you were frozen.
हिंदी अर्थ
हे पार्थ! जो योद्धा अचानक ही स्वर्ग का द्वार खुला पाते हैं, वैसा युद्ध सौभाग्य से क्षत्रिय को मिलता है। इसलिए ऐसे युद्ध के लिए दुःख मत करो और अपना कर्तव्य निभाओ।
Word by Word
Krishna reveals to Arjuna a profound truth: when dharma calls, when righteousness demands our action, the universe itself opens doors we never had to force. This is not luck—it is the natural flowering of living in alignment with cosmic order.
The warrior who stands at the threshold of duty finds heaven's gates already unlocked, not through ambition or conquest, but through surrender to what must be done. When we stop calculating outcomes and simply show up for our dharma, we discover that life itself conspires to support our righteous action.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.32 — BG 2.32
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