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Chapter 2
Link:-The next two verses, contain what Lord Krsna told Arjuna:
sribhagavan[1] uvaca
kutastva kairualamidam visame samupasthitam
anaryajutamasvargyamakirdkaramarjuna
The Blessed Lord said:-
ArJuna, how has this affliction overtaken you at this odd hour? It is shunned by noble souls; neither could it bring heaven nor fame to you. 2
Comment:-
['Arjuna—Lord Krsna, addresses him as 'Mona' which means, pure in heart. The Lord means to say, how he has become faint-hearted, when it is quite unbecoming of him.]
Kutastva kasmalamidam visame samupasthitam:-Lord Krsna, being surprised asks Arjuna, why he has developed faint-heartedness, instead of valour and zeal, at this juncture. A man is surprised in two ways—out of his own ignorance, and as a warning to others. Lord Krsna 's surprise here is, a warning to Arjuna, so that he may be aware of his duty.
'Kutah' means that this faint-heartedness is not permanent in him, it is only a temporary phase, which will go away.
'Samupasthitam' means, you are faint-hearted, not only in words and feelings, hut also in actions, you are overcome by this faint-heartedness and therefore you sat in the middle of the chariot, after abandoning your bow and arrows.
Anaryajustam:- Great people do not become faint-hearted, they shun the feeling because, it does not lead them, to any good.
Great men who want to achieve success do so with fixed objectives, during activity as well as non-activity. They do not shirk their duty. According to prevailing circumstances, they perform their duty thoroughly, with zeal and readiness, in order to achieve emancipation. So, it is not proper on his part to refrain from the duty of fighting, because of cowardice.
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