Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 367

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-11 Viśvarūpa Darśana Yogaḥ

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tasmāt tvam uttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham |
mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva nimitta-pātraṃ bhava savyasācin || 33 ||

33. Therefore arise, win glory! Conquering your foes, enjoy a prosperous kingdom. They have
verily already been slain by Me; act merely as an instrument, O Arjuna, you great Archer
(savyasācin)!

Commentary

“Be merely an instrument (nimitta) of Mine in destroying them — just like a weapon in My hand. O Savyasācin!” The root ‘Sac’ means ‘fastening’ — a ‘savyasācin’ is one who is capable of fixing or discharging a arrow even with his left hand; in other words Arjuna is so dexterous that he can fight with a bow in either hand.

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