From Chapter Two: "The Gītā Summarized"
From Chapter Two: "The Gita Summarized"
Seeing intimate relatives and teachers on the enemy side, Arjuna loses his resolve to fight and sits down on his chariot in great fear and confusion. Krsna then teaches him not to fear the outcome of the fight, because the soul is eternal and can never be killed.
The Supreme Lord said:
In matters for which learned men
Would never grieve, My friend,
You are absorbed in grief and still
You speak like learned men.
Would never grieve, My friend,
You are absorbed in grief and still
You speak like learned men.
Those who don't know the scriptures' truths
Mourn at a man's demise;
In life or death from sorrow freed
Is he who's truly wise.
Mourn at a man's demise;
In life or death from sorrow freed
Is he who's truly wise.
Neither you nor I nor all these kings
Here on this field of war
Did not exist before this birth,
Nor will we die hereafter.
Here on this field of war
Did not exist before this birth,
Nor will we die hereafter.
Just as we pass from child to youth
Old age to final breath,
We simply make another change
Reaching the time of death.
Old age to final breath,
We simply make another change
Reaching the time of death.
Although we all must go through this,
One who's sober, calm, and clear
Remains undisturbed at that time-
From death he knows no fear.
One who's sober, calm, and clear
Remains undisturbed at that time-
From death he knows no fear.
The higher truth, which never dies,
Pervades the body whole,
It's conscious and is consciousness
And is known as the soul.
Pervades the body whole,
It's conscious and is consciousness
And is known as the soul.
The body meets destruction,
But one can't destroy the soul,
Who's eternal and without death
And has eternal goals.
But one can't destroy the soul,
Who's eternal and without death
And has eternal goals.
So therefore you should fight, Arjuna,
Knowing there is no death;
All these foes of yours won't die.
They'll just take other births.
Knowing there is no death;
All these foes of yours won't die.
They'll just take other births.
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