[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.32 · spoken by Krishna ]
A just war you never sought is an open door to heaven.
O Partha, happy are the warriors who, unsought, are granted such a battle — an open door to heaven.
SANSKRIT
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् । सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम् ॥२-३२॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“You did not seek this war. It came to you on its own — a just cause, an open gate. Few warriors are so fortunate.”
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