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Bhagavad Gita: Understanding One Shloka at a time. (Chp. 2, Verse 31) — HBR Patel

Trying to understand Bhagavad Gita, one Shloka at a time…

HBR Patel
2 min readNov 15, 2020
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स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि |
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते || 31||

Moreover considering your duty as a warrior, you should not falter. Indeed, for a warrior, there does not exist a more appropriate endeavor than fighting for upholding of righteousness.

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Bhagwan Shri Krishna enlightens Arjuna with the eternal essence and after that, Almighty begins to highlight the topic of Swadharma.

In the previous shloka, Bhagwan Shri Krishna highlights the true identity of Arjuna & all the other living beings. Our real identity is the eternal, immortal soul that can neither be destroyed nor created. After knowing this, Arjuna should not hesitate from discharging his duties as a righteous warrior.

Arjuna, under the influence of Maya, was hesitating to perform his duty. His attachment to his family and friends was the reason that he was not keen on discharging his duties which were to fight the…

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