Chapter 1 · Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 32
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency
THE VERSE
Chapter 1, Verse 32
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga Sanskrit verse
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ।
किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥
Na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca
Kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā
TRANSLATION
What the verse says
O Krishna, I desire neither victory, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. What use are kingdom, enjoyment, or even life itself to us?
COMMENTARY / EXPLANATION
Understanding the verse.
Material success loses its attraction when Arjuna sees it may come at the cost of those he loves.
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A PRACTICAL REFLECTION
Carry this thought into your day.
Material success loses its attraction when Arjuna sees it may come at the cost of those he loves.
What is success worth if it asks you to abandon what matters most?