Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 33
Verified original
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि
അഥ ചേത്ത്വമിമം ധര്മ്യം സംഗ്രാമം ന കരിഷ്യസി തതഃ സ്വധര്മ്മം കീര്തിം ച ഹിത്വാ പാപമവാപ്സ്യസി
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi
English Translation
On the other hand, if you will not fight this righteous battle, then, forsaking your own duty and fame, you will incur sin.
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Explanation · English
The Lord reminds Arjuna of the fame he had already earned and which he would now lose if he refused to fight. Arjuna had acired great fame by fighting with Lord Siva. Arjuna proceeded on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas. He fought with Siva Who appeared in the guise of a mountaineer (Kirata) and got from Him the Pasupatastra? a celestial weapon.