Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 1.39

यद्यप्येते न पश्यन्ति लोभोपहतचेतस: कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं मित्रद्रोहे च पातकम् कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभि: पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन

yady apy ete na paśhyanti lobhopahata-chetasaḥ kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ mitra-drohe cha pātakam kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣhaya-kṛitaṁ doṣhaṁ prapaśhyadbhir janārdana

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He repeats the point with more force: precisely because 'we' can see the fault in annihilating a family, turning away from it is not optional — moral clarity, once gained, cannot honestly be un-seen or set aside.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Moral clarity, once gained, cannot honestly be un-seen or set aside.