Verse 37-38यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतसः।कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम्॥ कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम्।कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन॥ O Janärdana, although these men, overtaken by greed, see no fault in killingone’s family or quarreling with friends, why should we, with knowledge of thesin, engage in these acts? A kñatriya is not supposed to refuse to battle or gamble […]

Verse 25भीष्मद्रोणप्रमुखतः सर्वेषां च महीक्षिताम् ।उवाच पार्थ पश्यैतान् समवेतान् कुरूनिति ॥ २५ ॥ In the presence of Bhéñma, Droëa and all other chieftains of the world,Håñékeça, the Lord, said, Just behold, Pärtha, all the Kurus who are assembledhere. As the Supersoul of all living entities, Lord Kåñëa could understand whatwas going on in the mind […]

Verse 13ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः।सहसैवाभ्यनद्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत्॥ 13 ॥ After that, the conchshells, bugles, trumpets, drums and horns were allsuddenly sounded, and the combined sound was tumultuous. Verse 14ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ ।माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतु: ॥ १४ ॥ On the other side, both Lord Kåñëa and Arjuna, stationed on a great chariotdrawn […]

Verse 1धृतराष्ट्र उवाच |धर्मक्षेत्रे कुरुक्षेत्रे समवेता युयुत्सवः |मामकाः पाण्डवाश्चैव किमकुर्वत सञ्जय || 1 || Dhåtaräñöra said: O Saïjaya, after assembling in the place of pilgrimage atKurukñetra, what did my sons and the sons of Päëòu do, being desirous tofight? Bhagavad-gétä is the widely read theistic science summarized in the Gétämähätmya (Glorification of the Gétä). There […]

The Gita has 18 chapters. The Mahabharata of which the Gita is a part, has 18 volumes. The great war of the Mahabharata which was the backdrop for the Gita was fought over 18 days. The armies consisted of 18 regiments with the Kauravas at 11 and the Pandavas at 7Introduction 5 Duryodhana in his […]