Chapter 1 · Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 31
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency
THE VERSE
Chapter 1, Verse 31
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga Sanskrit verse
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव ।
न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ॥
Nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava
Na ca śreyo ’nupaśyāmi hatvā sva-janaṁ āhave
TRANSLATION
What the verse says
O Keshava, I see only adverse consequences. I cannot see any good in killing my own relatives in battle.
COMMENTARY / EXPLANATION
Understanding the verse.
Arjuna begins to view his duty through the lens of personal attachment rather than spiritual clarity.
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A PRACTICAL REFLECTION
Carry this thought into your day.
Arjuna begins to view his duty through the lens of personal attachment rather than spiritual clarity.
Which story about the future is making it hard to see the next right step?