Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 1
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 1
संजय उवाच |
तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् |
विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदन: || 1||
Sanjaya
uvacha
tam tatha kripayavishtamashru purnakulekshanam
vishidantamidam vakyam uvacha madhusudanah
Translation in English
Sanjaya uvacha - Sanjay saidtam - to him (Arjun)
Translation in Hindi
तं - उसे (अर्जुन)
कृपया - करुणासे
आविष्टम् - व्याप्त
अश्रुपूर्ण - आँसुओंसे
आकुल - व्याकुल
ईक्षणम् - नेत्रोंवाले
विषीदन्तम् - शोकयुक्त
इदम् - ये
वाक्यम् - शब्दों
उवाच - कहा
संजय बोले- उस प्रकार करुणा से व्याप्त और आँसुओं से पूर्ण तथा व्याकुल नेत्रों वाले शोकयुक्त उस अर्जुन के प्रति भगवान मधुसूदन ने यह वचन कहा ।
Translation in Marathi
उवाच - म्हणाले
Commentary
To describe Arjun’s feelings, Sanjay uses the word kripaya, meaning pity or compassion. This compassion is of two kinds. One is the divine compassion that God and the saints feel toward the souls in the material realm, on seeing their suffering in separation to God. The other is the material compassion that we feel upon seeing the bodily distress of others. Material compassion is a noble sentiment that is not perfectly directed. It is like being obsessed with the health of the car while the driver sitting within is famished for food. Arjun is experiencing this second kind of sentiment. He is overwhelmed with material pity toward his enemies gathered for battle. The fact that Arjun is overcome by grief and despair shows that he is himself in dire need of compassion. Therefore, the idea of his being merciful upon others is meaningless.
In this verse, Shree Krishna is addressed as “Madhusudan.” He had slayed the demon Madhu, and hence gotten the name Madhusudan, or “slayer of the Madhu demon.” Here, He is about to slay the demon of doubt that has arisen in Arjun’s mind and is preventing him from discharging his duty.