Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 11.34
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 11.34 · 11 · Verse 34
Sanskrit Original
।।11.34।।द्रोणभीष्मकर्णादीन् कृतापराधतया मया एव हनने विनियुक्तान् त्वं जहि? त्वं हन्याः एतान् गुरून् बन्धून् च अन्यान् अपि भोगसक्तान् कथं हनिष्यामि इति मा व्यथिष्ठाः? तान् उद्दिश्य धर्माधर्मभयेन बन्धुस्नेहेन कारुण्येन च मा व्यथां कृथाः। यतः ते कृतापराधाः? मया एव हनने विनियुक्ताः? अतो निर्विशङ्को युध्यस्व? रणे सपत्नान् जेतासि? जेष्यसि? न एतेषां वधे नृशंसतागन्धः? अपि तु जय एव लभ्यते इत्यर्थः।
11.34 Say Drona, Bhisma, Karna, etc., who have ben chosen for destruction by me alone, as they have transgressed the law of righteousness. Be not distressed, considering, 'How can I slay these teachers, relations and others who are attached to enjoyments?' Do not be thus distressed by thinking about the right and wrong of it, or out of love and compassion for them. These persons are guilty of unrighteousness by siding with the evil-minded Duryodhana. They have been chosen by Me alone for destruction. Therefore fight without doubt. You shall conqer your enemies in battle. In slaying them, there is not the slighest trace of cruelty. The purport is that victory is the sure result.