Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga:: Verse 33
तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व
जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम् ।
मयैवैते निहता: पूर्वमेव
निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन् ॥
tasmāt-tvam-uttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva
jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham
mayaivaite nihatā: pūrvam-eva
nimittamātraṃ bhava savyasācin – 11.33
Therefore arise, attain fame by conquering enemies, and enjoy the affluent kingdom. All of them are already slain by Me (the Supreme). O Savyasachin (Arjuna), be only an instrument in the process.
Chapter 11: Viśvarūpa-darśana-yoga: - Verse 33
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna consoles and reassures Arjuna. Everything is the work of inexorable Time, moving cyclically. Everything here comes and goes, the fete recurring forever.
Krishna asks Arjuna to get up and fight confidently, with no doubt or diffidence. Let the drama of battle be on, with no taint for Arjuna or others. Disposition and duty of a kshatriya (the warrior clan) are to rule and ensure the subjects’ welfare. To this end, he may fight and destroy the adversaries, who themselves have come to kill or get killed. It is like any other meet to show valour, rejoice and exult in. Have a comprehensive vision, dissolve the constrictions of your mind!
