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Chapter 1: Arjuna's Crisis
अर्जुन विषाद योग
When doing the right thing feels utterly impossible — that is where the Gita begins
The Bhagavad Gita opens on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Arjuna, the greatest warrior of his age, looks across at the enemy army and sees his own teachers, uncles, cousins, and friends. His bow slips from his hands. 'I cannot fight,' he tells Krishna. 'What is the point of victory if it means killing everyone I love?' This crisis — the paralysis that comes when duty and love seem to pull in opposite directions — is the universal human crisis. The entire Gita is Krishna's answer.
Arjuna Vishada YogaThe Yoga of Arjuna's Despondency
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