Shloka 15
व्याधि-गुण-साम्योपदेशः | Discourse on Affliction, Guṇa-Equilibrium, and the Inner Battle
तस्मिन्ननिर्जिते युद्धे कामवस्थां गमिष्यसि । एतज्ज्ञात्वा तु कौन्तेय कृतकृत्यो भविष्यसि,यदि इस युद्धमें आप मनको न जीत सके तो पता नहीं आपकी क्या दशा होगी। कुन्तीनन्दन! इस बातको अच्छी तरह समझ लेनेपर आप कृतकृत्य हो जायँगे
tasminn anirjite yuddhe kāmāvasthāṁ gamiṣyasi | etaj jñātvā tu kaunteya kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi ||
Jika dalam pertempuran itu—yang masih belum ditaklukkan—engkau gagal menguasai dirimu, engkau akan jatuh ke dalam keadaan dikuasai oleh nafsu keinginan. Namun, wahai putera Kuntī, apabila engkau memahami hal ini dengan jelas, engkau akan menjadi insan yang telah menunaikan tujuan—telah melakukan apa yang wajib dilakukan.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the hardest and most decisive battle is the inner struggle for self-mastery; if one does not conquer the mind and senses, one becomes ruled by kāma (desire). Clear understanding of this truth is presented as a decisive step toward becoming kṛtakṛtya—fulfilled in duty and purpose.
Vāyudeva addresses Kaunteya (Arjuna) with admonition and guidance, framing the situation as an ‘unconquered battle’—a moral-psychological struggle. He warns of the consequence of failing to win it (falling under desire’s control) and encourages Arjuna that grasping this principle itself leads toward completion of his rightful task.