Illustration for Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 4
Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga

Reverence and Duty · When They Seem to Collide

अर्जुन उवाच । कथं भीष्ममहं सङ्ख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन । इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ।।4।।

arjuna uvāca kathaṃ bhīṣmam ahaṃ saṅkhye droṇaṃ ca madhusūdana iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāv ari-sūdana

Meaning

"Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, how can I attack Bhishma and Drona with arrows in battle? They are worthy of my worship, O destroyer of enemies."

Explanation

Arjuna voices the personal heart of his dilemma — how to fight against those he deeply reveres.

Today's Life Lesson

When respect for someone and your own duty seem to conflict, sit with that tension honestly rather than rushing past it.

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