Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
1:38
“...why should we, who can clearly see the crime in destroying the family, engage in such sinful acts, O Janardana?”
Sanskrit
कथं न ज्ञेयमस्माभिः पापादस्मान्निवर्तितुम् | कुलक्षयकृतं दोषं प्रपश्यद्भिर्जनार्दन ||
Transliteration
kathaṁ na jñeyam asmābhiḥ pāpād asmān nivartitum kula-kṣaya-kṛtaṁ doṣaṁ prapaśyadbhir janārdana
Commentary
Arjuna distinguishes the Pandavas from the Kauravas - they can see the sin clearly. With such knowledge, how can they justify participating in family destruction?
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma