Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 1.30

वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते गाण्डीवं स्रंसते हस्तात्त्वक्चै व परिदह्यते न च शक्नोम्यवस्थातुं भ्रमतीव च मे मन: निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे

vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate gāṇḍīvaṁ sraṁsate hastāt tvak chaiva paridahyate na cha śhaknomy avasthātuṁ bhramatīva cha me manaḥ nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (34 words)

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He adds that he cannot even remain standing; his mind seems to be reeling, and he sees only bad omens ahead — when the mind 'whirls,' even someone as skilled as Arjuna cannot trust his own judgment in the moment.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:When the mind "whirls," even someone as skilled as Arjuna cannot trust his own judgment in the moment.