Bhagavad-gītā 11.34

Explain simply

Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa

द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च
कर्णं तथान्यानपि योधवीरान् ।
मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा
युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान् ॥३४॥

droṇaṁ ca bhīṣmaṁ ca jayadrathaṁ ca
karṇaṁ tathānyān api yodha-vīrān
mayā hatāṁs tvaṁ jahi mā vyathiṣṭhā
yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān

Word for word (synonyms)

droṇam ca
also Droṇa
bhīṣmam ca
also Bhīṣma
jayadratham ca
also Jayadratha
karṇam
also Karṇa
tathā
also
anyān
others
api
certainly
yodha-vīrān
great warriors
mayā
by Me
hatān
already killed
tvam
you
jahi
become victorious
mā
never
vyathiṣṭhāḥ
be disturbed
yudhyasva
just fight
jetāsi
just conquer
raṇe
in the fight
sapatnān
enemies

Translation

The Blessed Lord said: All the great warriors—Droṇa, Bhīṣma, Jayadratha, Karṇa—are already destroyed. Simply fight, and you will vanquish your enemies.

Purport

Every plan is made by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, but He is so kind and merciful to His devotees that He wants to give the credit to His devotees who carry out His plan according to His desire. Life should therefore move in such a way that everyone acts in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and understands the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the medium of a spiritual master. The plans of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are understood by His mercy, and the plans of the devotees are as good as His plans. One should follow such plans and be victorious in the struggle for existence.

What this verse teaches

The study note for this verse is in editorial review.

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