Sanskrit Verse
Atha cet tvam imam dharmyam sangramam na karishyasi tatah sva-dharmam kirtim cha hitva papam avapsyasi
Translation & Meaning
But if you do not perform your righteous duty in this battle, then having abandoned your prescribed duty and reputation, you will incur sin. The consequences of abandoning dharma are not merely social — they are spiritual. Failure to act on one's highest duty creates karmic debt and inner corruption.
Key Teachings
- •Abandoning righteous duty incurs spiritual sin
- •Duty and reputation are intertwined for the warrior
- •Inaction in the face of righteous obligation is itself a wrong action
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