Chapter 1 • Verse 14

Arjuna Vishada Yoga

The Yoga of Arjuna's Dejection

Sanskrit Verse

tatah shvetair hayair yukte mahati syandane sthitau, madhavah pandavas caiva divyau shankhau pradadhmatuh

Translation & Meaning

Then, stationed in a great chariot drawn by white horses, Krishna and Arjuna blew their divine conch shells. The image of white horses symbolizes purity and the divine sanction behind the Pandava cause, setting them apart from the tumult of ordinary war.

Key Teachings

  • Divine guidance elevates even the most painful duty to a sacred act
  • Purity of motive distinguishes righteous action from mere aggression
  • The presence of the divine transforms the mundane battlefield into a spiritual arena

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