Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 19

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-1 : Arjuna Vishad Yoga

evam uktvā’rjunaḥ saṅkhye rathopastha upāviśat | visṛjya saśaraṁ cāpaṁ śoka saṁvigna mānasaḥ || 47 || Sanjaya said: 47. Having spoken thus on the battle-field, Arjuna threw aside his bow and arrows and sat down on the seat of the chariot, his heart overwhelmed with grief. Commentary Sanjaya said to Dhrtarashtra:— “The high-minded Arjuna is extremely kind, deeply compassionate, dedicated to his family and supremely righteous. In spite of the repeated attempts of your people to destroy him and his brothers through cruel and murderous plots like burning in the lac-house etc., (MB. 1.154 - 163) which justified revenge on his part, with the help of the Supreme Being, nevertheless he declined to fight.” He felt weak, overcome by his love and extreme compassion for his relatives. He was also filled with fear, not knowing what was Dharma (righteous) and what was Adharma (unrighteous). His mind was distracted by grief at the thought of losing his relatives. So he cast aside his bow and arrow and sat down on the floor of the chariot as if to fast to the death. hariḥ oṁ tatsat iti śrīmad-bhagavad-gītāsupaniṣatsu brahma-vidyāyāṁ yoga śāstre śrī-kṛṣṇārjuna saṁvāde arjuna viśāda yogo nama prathamo’dhyāyaḥ Thus in the Upanishad of the Glorious Bhagavad Gita The science of the Eternal, the Scripture of Yoga The dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna ends the first discourse entitled - "Arjuna’s Grief.”