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Warriors

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on warriors. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 11 • Verse 26 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form
Ami ca tvam dhritarashṭrasya putrah sarve sahaivavani-pala-sanghaih, bhishmo dronah suta-putras tathasau sahasmadiyair api yodhа-mukhyaih

All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings, and Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and our chief warriors on our side too—

  • •Both sides of the war are being drawn into the cosmic form
  • •No warrior escapes the sweep of destiny
  • •The vision reveals the fate of all participants
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Chapter 11 • Verse 28 →The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form
Yatha nadīnāṁ bahavo 'mbuvegāḥ samudram evābhimukhā dravanti, tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā vishanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti

As the many rushing torrents of rivers flow toward the ocean, so too do these great warriors of the human world rush into Your blazing mouths.

  • •All lives inevitably flow toward the divine
  • •Death is as natural as rivers flowing to the sea
  • •The warriors' fate is as certain as nature's course
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