Transcendental Knowledge · 2.33
One’s duty in accordance with the Vedas: Wisdom and the Self
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि॥ २.३३ ॥
atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi
tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
Translation
Refuse to fight in this righteous cause, and you will be a traitor, losing fame, incurring only sin.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 2.33 through stronger key ideas from the verse: one’s duty in accordance with the vedas, righteous war, if, however. In the context of Wisdom and the Self, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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