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The Blessed Lord said: Arjuna, how has this despondency come upon you at this critical hour? It is unworthy of a noble person, it bars the way to heaven, and it brings only dishonour.
Krishna
HinduTeachingCourageDelusionSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 2.2

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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.

Author
Krishna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2
Verse / page
BG.2.2
Topics
CourageDelusion

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