GITA Chapter 2 (31-38)
गीता द्वितीय-अध्याय श्लोक(31-38)
(युद्ध हेतु प्रेरणा)
कर के विचार अपने, स्वाभाविक धर्म का,
उचित नहीं संकोच, युद्ध हित कर्म का |
धर्मयुक्त युद्ध से अधिक न श्रेयस्कर,
अन्य कोई भी कर्म क्षत्रियोचित मर्म का||2-31||
अनायास ही खुले हुए स्वर्ग के द्वार जैसे |
भाग्यवान क्षत्रिय ही पाते युद्ध उपहार ऐसे ||2-32||
यदि नहीं करोगे तुम यह धर्म संग्राम अब
स्वधर्म और कीर्ति त्याग पाप पाओगे तब ||2-33||
सब अपकीर्ति कथन करेंगे बहुत काल तक,
सम्मानित के लिए मृत्यु से बढ़कर अपयश
महारथी-जन जिनमें हो तुम अति सम्मानित
मानेंगे लघु, समझ युद्ध से हटे हो भयबस ||2-34,35||
अहित चाहने वाले वैरी तेरे फिर,
बहुत सी अकथनीय बातें कहेंगे|
न इससे बड़ा दुःख होगा कोई जब,
तेरे सामर्थ्य की ही निंदा करेंगे||2-36||
पाओगे स्वर्ग यदि मर गए युद्ध में,
भोगोगे पृथ्वी को यदि होगयी विजय|
अर्जुन! दोनों तरह से ही तो लाभ है,
अतः उठ जाओ कर युद्ध का निश्चय||2-37||
समझ लो समान ही जीत हो या हार हो,
सुख और दुःख या जो भी हानि लाभ हो|
फिर उसके बाद युद्ध के लिए तैयार हो,
इस प्रकार युद्ध से न कोई पाप प्राप्त हो||2-38||
Do your duty Arjuna! it is the duty of a Kshatriya to fight.
Nothing is higher for a Kshatriya than a war if it is for right.
Considering also your duty as a warrior you should not waver.
As there is nothing more auspicious for a warrior than a righteous war ever. (2-31)
Only for the fortunate warrior, such opportunities arise
For an unsought war is like an open door to paradise.||2.32||
This righteous war, if you will not fight.
You will fail in your duty, lose reputation, and incur sin, as it will not be right. ||2.33||
People will talk about your disgrace forever.
For one accustomed to be honoured, dishonor is worse than death ever. ||2.34||
The great charioteers will consider that you fled the battlefield through fear;
Those will not pay regard to you who hitherto held you in great esteem and are near.
(2-35)
Your enemies will deride your prowess in derogatory terms which should not be said;
It could be much more distressing, when from inside you will be sad. (2-36)
If killed in battle, you will attain heaven;
if victorious, you will enjoy this earthly kingdom.
Therefore resolve to fight and arise!
as in both the cases nothing to lose but to attain some. (2-37)
Having made pleasure and pain, gain and loss,
victory and defeat the same, without reaction.
Develop a balanced mind and engage in battle,
you shall not incur sin; and cast off the bonds of action. .(2-38)
LEARNING:
- One should adopt a profession suiting to his natural instinct and never be scared in performing the assigned duty.
- Arjuna was attached to his ‘good name’, an aspirant must realize that these are the very considerations which weaken his resolve to struggle and prove to be a formidable obstacle. The fear of disgrace and pretention of superiority are critical adversaries.
- Always fight for the right cause whatever challenge be there, else one can lose one’s
Bhagwati Prasad Gupta 