Sanskrit Verse
Na hi prapashyami mamapanudyad yac chokam ucchhoshanam indriyanam avapya bhumav asapatnam riddham rajyam suranam api cadhipatyam
Translation & Meaning
Arjuna says he cannot find anything to remove the grief that is drying up his senses, even if he were to obtain an unrivaled kingdom on earth or lordship over the gods. He acknowledges that material gains cannot cure the sorrow of his soul. This deepens the spiritual dimension of his crisis.
Key Teachings
- •No material possession can cure the grief of the soul
- •Spiritual wisdom alone resolves the deepest suffering
- •Sense pleasures are inadequate medicine for existential sorrow
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