TEXT 5

Devanagari

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता ।
मा श‍ुच: सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव ॥ ५ ॥

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Tekst

daivī sampad vimokṣāya
nibandhāyāsurī matā
mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm
abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava

Synonyms

daivī — transcendental; sampat — assets; vimokṣāya — meant for liberation; nibandhāya — for bondage; āsurī — demoniac qualities; matā — are considered; mā — do not; śucaḥ — worry; sampadam — assets; daivīm — transcendental; abhijātaḥ — born of; asi — you are; pāṇḍava — O son of Pāṇḍu.

daivī — transcendentale; sampat — aktiver; vimokṣāya — bestemt til befrielse; nibandhāya — til trældom; āsurī — dæmoniske egenskaber; matā — betragtes som; mā — vær ikke; śucaḥ — bekymret; sampadam — aktiver; daivīm — transcendentale; abhijātaḥ — født af; asi — du er; pāṇḍava — O Pāṇḍus søn.

Translation

The transcendental qualities are conducive to liberation, whereas the demoniac qualities make for bondage. Do not worry, O son of Pāṇḍu, for you are born with the divine qualities.

De transcendentale egenskaber bidrager til befrielse, mens de dæmoniske egenskaber fører til trældom. Vær ikke bekymret, for du er født med de guddommelige egenskaber, O Pāṇḍus søn.

Purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa encouraged Arjuna by telling him that he was not born with demoniac qualities. His involvement in the fight was not demoniac, because he was considering the pros and cons. He was considering whether respectable persons such as Bhīṣma and Droṇa should be killed or not, so he was not acting under the influence of anger, false prestige or harshness. Therefore he was not of the quality of the demons. For a kṣatriya, a military man, shooting arrows at the enemy is considered transcendental, and refraining from such a duty is demoniac. Therefore there was no cause for Arjuna to lament. Anyone who performs the regulative principles of the different orders of life is transcendentally situated.

FORKLARING: Herren Kṛṣṇa opmuntrede Arjuna ved at fortælle ham, at han ikke var født med dæmoniske egenskaber. Hans deltagelse i slaget var ikke dæmonisk, for han gennemtænkte nøje, hvad der talte for og imod. Han overvejede, om respektable ældre som Bhīṣma og Droṇa skulle slås ihjel eller ej, så han handlede ikke under indflydelse af vrede, falsk prestige eller brutalitet. Han var derfor ikke af dæmonernes natur. For en kṣatriya eller kriger regnes det for transcendentalt at affyre pile mod fjenden, og at afstå fra en sådan pligt er dæmonisk. Arjuna havde derfor ingen grund til at beklage sig. Alle, der følger de regulerende principper for de forskellige ordener, er transcendentalt situeret.