Shloka 37
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्ग जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् । तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चय:
hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm | tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ ||
Sanjaya said: “Whether you fall in battle and attain heaven, or you conquer and enjoy the earth as your kingdom, the outcome is auspicious for one who stands by duty. Therefore, O son of Kuntī, rise up—firmly resolved to fight.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kṣatriya should act according to dharma without being paralyzed by fear of loss: death in righteous battle leads to svarga, and victory leads to rightful rule—so one should rise with steady resolve.
In the battlefield exhortation to Arjuna, the speaker urges him to stand up and fight, presenting the two possible outcomes—death or victory—as both leading to a worthy result when the battle is undertaken as duty.