Bhagavad Gita - Daily One Verse Brief Explanation - II 2:35 II

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II 2:35 II

 

bhayaad ranaad uparatam, mamsyante tvaam mahaa-rathaah

yeshaam cha tvam bahu-mato, bhootvaa yaasyasi laaghavam

 

" The great chariot-warriors, who have so far held you in the highest esteem,

will now regard you a coward who fled from the war out of fear. "

 

From Gita Prabodhani in Hindi pg. 42 by Swami Ramsukhdasji

 

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Chapter 2, Verse 35 is as follows;

 

Bhayaat = from fear

RaNaat = from the battle

Uparatam = withdrawn

Mansyante = will think / ridicule

Tvaam = you

MahaarathaaH = the great chariot warriors (in the enemy camp)

Yeshaam = of whom

Cha = and

Tvam = you

BahumataH = much thought of

Bhootva = having been

Yaasyasi = will receive

Laaghavam = (undesirable) lower status

 

English translation:-

 

The great chariot warriors in the enemy camp will consider you as the one who

fled from the war, out of sheer fear. Up until now, you have been highly

esteemed by them; now you will be lightly held henceforth.

 

A man is a social animal. Therefore, what the rest of the society thinks about a

person, it is a matter of great concern to him / her. We constantly worry about

what others may have opinions about how we look, how we dress, how we behave and

how we relate to others.

 

Every ordinary human life revolves around what others think of him / her. When

the world around you praises you, you feel elated and you are as if `On the top

of this world' and similarly when the world around you abandons you and rebukes

you, you feel depressed and dejected and you are as if `In the bottomless pit'.

 

Either inferiority or superiority complexes are found in almost all human

beings. Such complexes induce constant mental agitations and finally result in

agony, anguish and anger. Rarely does one come across a person, free from both

these mental diseases and the resultant mental traumas.

 

Arjuna was indeed a warrior of exceptional strength and valour, however, he had

a weakness for what others may think of him. As per instructions from his elder

brother Yudhishthira, Arjuna had rescued Duryodhana from the captivity of

Chitraratha, the King of Gandharvas i.e. celestial musicians. Even the mighty

KarNa had fled from the battlefield to save his life at that time. Chitraratha

was very pleased by Arjuna's brilliant performance and he gave him his four

celestial white horses.

 

Lord Krishna correctly interprets Arjuna's longing for a praise from others and

especially from his sworn enemies. This is a typical predominant `Rajasa'

characteristic found among true warriors. Lord Krishna capitalises on that

weakness of craving for praise, found in Arjuna.

 

Lord Krishna reprimands Arjuna that not only the world will recount his infamy

but all the great chariot warriors in the enemy camp will laugh at his sheer

ineptitude and will ridicule him for his cowardice. From being a hero, Arjuna

faces the prospect of becoming a zero i.e. losing everything that he has earned

so far in his life.

 

Lord Krishna correctly estimates that Arjuna cannot entertain even a mere

thought of such a disgrace, especially when it emanates from his sworn enemies

of equal strength, valour, courage and fortitude.

 

Thanks & Best Regards,

 

Shrikant Joshi.

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explanation and Shri Madan Kauraji for the Gita Prabodhani

translation Chapter 1 and 2 and to Mrs. K Asani for requesting shloka

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