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Chapter 2
Link: After explaining the adverse consequences of not waging the war, in the preceding four verses, in the next two verses Lord Krsna, explains the favourable consequences of war.
hato va prapsyasi svargam jitva va bhoksyase mahim
tasmeduttistha kaunteya yuddhaya krtaniscayah
Slain in battle you will gain heaven, victorious you will enjoy the sovereignty of earth; therefore, arise, 0 son of Kunti, determined to fight. 37
Comment:-
Hato va prapsyasi svargam jitva va bhoksyase mahtm:-In the sixth verse of this chapter, Arjuna raised a question that they did not know whether they would conquer the sons of Dhrtarastra or Dhrtarastra's sons, would conquer them. So Lord Krsna answers the question and says, "If you are killed by Kama etc., you will attain heaven and if you gain victory, you will gain the Kingdom. Thus righteous warfare would result in good, both here and hereafter. So you should be prepared to wage war, otherwise you risk to lose both." Kesqa by addressing Arjuna as Kaunteya wants to remind him of the message to wage the war, sent by his mother when lie went to the Kauravas, with a proposal for a treaty. Therefore, he should rise to the occasion with full determination.
Arjuna was determined not to fight and Lord Krsna, in the third verse of this chapter, ordered him to rise to the occasion. Here, Arjuna is in a dilemma, whether to wage war or not. So Lord Krsna exhorts him to be determined to fight, without having any doubts.
Here, Lord Krsna wants to say that everyone should discharge his duty very sincerely and enthusiastically, to the best of his power and ability, in whatever circumstances, he is placed. Humanity demands it.
Appendix:-By discharging one's duty, one makes advancement in this world and other world. It means that by discharging one's duty and by abstaining from what ought not to be done, one attains perfection here as well as hereafter.
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