O killer of Madhu [Krsna], how can I counterattack with arrows in battle men like Bhisma and Drona, who are worthy of my worship?
It is better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my teachers. Even though they are avaricious, they are nonetheless superiors. If they are killed, our spoils will be tainted with blood.
Nor do we know which is better—conquering them or being conquered by them. The sons of Dhrtarastra, whom if we kill we should not care to live, are now standing before us on this battlefield.
Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me clearly what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
I can find no means to drive away this grief which is drying up my senses. I will not be able to destroy it even if I win an unrivaled kingdom on earth with sovereignty like the demigods in heaven.
Govinda, I shall not fight
It is clear from Arjuna's statements that he although he is giving reason but himself he is getting confused and is not clear what to do. This is quite common for all of us whenever in dilemma we take help of friends and various people give various advices and finally we make decision to go with one choice. In difficult situations people even think of killing themselves and unfortunately some of them commit suicide here Arjuna also mentions this as one option. That’s why it is important for us to go through what Krishna speaks to convince Arjuna now and how we can make correct judgment by applying Krishna's words and analyzing any situation in best possible manner.
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