[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.37 · spoken by Arjun ]
They were blinded by greed. But Arjun could see. Was seeing clearly a gift — or a curse?
Greed has blinded them. They cannot see the sin in destroying their own family. They cannot see the crime in betraying their own friends.
SANSKRIT
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान् । स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव ॥१-३७॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Seeing the sin doesn't free you from it. It just makes the choice harder.”
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