Either you will be killed and attain heaven, or you will conquer and enjoy the earth. Therefore rise, Kaunteya, resolved to fight.
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् | तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः ||२-३७||
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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.
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The Blessed Lord said: Where has this dejection come from at such a crisis, Arjuna? It is unworthy, ignoble, and does not lead to heaven, but brings disgrace.
श्रीभगवानुवाच | कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम् | अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन ||२-२||
It takes great courage to acknowledge our own shortcomings, and without acceptance, we cannot make amends.
Use wine to build a fortress in your heart to brave the world's challenges. Even if it falls, the victor will use your remains to repair its own walls.