Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 22

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

kārpaṇya doṣopahata svabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma samūḍha cetasaḥ | yacchreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me śiṣyas te śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam || 7 || 7. With my heart stricken by the weakness of pity, with my mind perplexed about my duty, I request you to teach me conclusively what is good for me. I am your disciple. Instruct me who have taken refuge in you. na hi prapaśyāmi mamāpanudyād yacchokam ucchoṣaṇam indriyāṇām | avāpya bhūmāv-asapatnam-ṛddham rājyaṁ suraṇām api cādhipatyam || 8 || 8. Even if I should win unchallenged sovereignty of a prosperous earth or even the kingdom or lordship over the Devas, I do not feel that it would dispel the grief that burns up my senses. sañjaya uvāca evam uktvā hṛṣīkeśaṁ guḍakeśaḥ paraṅtapa | na yotsya iti govindam uktvā tūṣṇīṁ babhūva ha || 9 || Sanjaya said; 9. Having spoken thus to Sri Krishna, Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep and the scorcher of foes, said, 'I will not fight' and became silent. Commentary Thus, the Lord, the Supreme Being, introduces the teaching regarding the Self for the sake of Arjuna whose natural courage was lost due to love and misplaced compassion. Arjuna considered the war to be unrighteous even though it is the greatest duty for warriors (Kṣatriyas). He then took refuge in Sri Krishnato learn what the correct course of action was. Sri Krishna understood that Arjuna's delusion would only be overcome by the knowledge of the real nature of the Self, and the knowledge that war (action) is an ordained duty [for Kshatriyas] which, when performed without attachment to the fruits thereof is a means for Self-realisation.