Chapter 2. Contents
of the Gita Summarized
TEXT 37
hato va prapsyasi svargam
jitva va bhoksyase mahim
tasmad uttistha kaunteya
yuddhaya krta-niscayah
SYNONYMS
hatah--being
killed; va--either; prapsyasi--you will gain; svargam--the
heavenly kingdom; jitva--by conquering; va--or; bhoksyase--you
enjoy; mahim--the world; tasmat--therefore; uttistha--get
up; kaunteya--O son of Kunti; yuddhaya--to fight; krta--determined;
niscayah--uncertainty.
TRANSLATION
O son of
Kunti, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly
planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore get
up and fight with determination.
PURPORT
Even though
there was no certainty of victory for Arjuna's side, he still had to fight;
for, even being killed there, he could be elevated into the heavenly planets.
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