Duty in the Bhagavad Gita — 5 verses across Chapter 1, including 1.20, 1.27, 2.2, 2.31, 2.33. Sanskrit, Hindi, English. One reel per verse.
Then Arjun — the man with Hanuman on his flag — saw Dhritarashtra's sons arrayed before him. He raised his bow. And what he saw next changed everything.
“The bow was ready. The archer wasn't.”
— Krishna
Fathers-in-law. Well-wishers. On both sides. All of them — kinsmen. Arjun saw every face and compassion broke through him like a flood. He sank into grief. And spoke.
“Compassion and duty walked onto the same battlefield. Only one of them could stay standing.”
— Krishna
Krishna said: O Arjun, where has this kashmala come upon you at this critical hour? It is unworthy of a noble person, bars the path to heaven, and brings disgrace.
“Sometimes the most compassionate thing you can say to someone drowning is: stand up. The water is shallow.”
— Krishna
And considering your own duty as well, you should not waver. For a warrior, there is nothing higher than a battle fought for what is right.
“Set the deathless soul aside. Just look at who you are. For a warrior, nothing is higher than the fight for what is right.”
— Krishna
But if you will not fight this righteous battle, then abandoning your duty and your glory, you will incur sin.
“Silence the call of duty, and sin fills the space it left behind. Do not choose this path.”
— Krishna
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