Bg 2.1
sañjaya uvāca
taṁ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśru-pūrṇākulekṣaṇam
viṣīdantam idaṁ vākyam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ
Bg 2.2
śrī-bhagavān uvāca
kutas tvā kaśmalam idaṁ viṣame samupasthitam
anārya-juṣṭam asvargyam akīrti-karam arjuna
Translation:
Sanjaya said: 1. To him who was thus
overcome with pity and
despondency, with eyes full of tears and
agitated, Madhusudana
spoke these words.
The Blessed Lord said: 2. Whence is this
perilous condition come
upon thee, this dejection, un-Aryan-like,
heaven-excluding,
disgraceful, O Arjuna?
Commentary:
The second chapter opens with an
announcement from Sanjaya which, with a few rightly chosen
words, gives a complete picture of Arjuna's sad mental
state of desperation.
The instinct of a true Aryan is to be
balanced and equipoised in all conditions of life
and to face
situations diligently, compelling them to
change their threatening attitude and make them favourable to himself.When
life is courted properly, even the ugliest situation can be transformed into a charming smile of success. Everything depends upon the intelligent man's
dexterity in steering himself upon the bumping roads of life.
Thus, Lord Krishna characterises Arjuna's behaviour as un-Aryan. The Aryans are extremely sensitive to the
higher calls of life, righteousness and nobility, both in
thought and action.
…Thus, we have here an expression of wonder and the Lord asks, "Whence comes upon thee
this
dejection, etc..." It is believed by the Hindus that to die fighting for righteousness is the duty of one born in a family of
kings and by so sacrificing his life on the battle-field for
a noble cause, he reaches and enjoys the Heaven of the Heroes (Veera-Swarga).
Sources: vedabase.com; The Holy Geeta
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