Chapter 2 · Verse 33 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.33
Sanskrit
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
Transliteration
atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
हिंदी अर्थ
अगर तुम इस धर्मयुक्त युद्ध को नहीं करोगे तो अपना कर्तव्य और कीर्ति दोनों को खो दोगे और पाप के भागी बनोगे। इसलिए अपने कर्तव्य को पूरा करना चाहिए, भले ही वह कठिन क्यों न हो।
Word by Word
Krishna speaks here not as a judge, but as a mirror of cosmic law: when we abandon our sacred duty, we do not escape consequence—we invite it. The Rishis understood that dharma is not a burden imposed from outside, but the very structure of our being; to reject it is to reject ourselves.
When you turn away from what you are called to do, you do not find peace or purity, but a quiet erosion of soul and purpose. In modern life, this means that avoiding difficult responsibilities—whether in work, family, or service—always costs more than facing them with integrity.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.33 — BG 2.33
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