2.3 Klaibyam maa sma gamah paartha
2.3 क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्था नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यतेश्रुद्रं ह्रुदयदौर्बल्यं त्यत्तवोत्तिष्ट परन्तप!!
2.3 Klaibyam maa sma gamah paartha naitat twayyupapadyate;
Kshudram hridaya daurbalyam tyaktwottishtha parantapa.
क्लैब्यं klaibyam — impotence;
मा स्म maasma — do not;
गमः gamah — take to;
पार्था paartha– o son of Prithaa;
न na — never;
एतत् etat — this;
त्वयि tvayi — unto you;
उपपद्यते upadyate — is befitting;
श्रुद्रं kshudram — petty;
ह्रुदय hridaya — of the heart;
दौर्बल्यं daurbalyam — weakness;
त्यक्त्वा tyaktvaa — giving up;
उत्तिष्ट uttishthha — get up;
परन्तप param-tapa — o chastiser of the enemies.
Meaning: Yield not to impotence, O Arjuna, son of Pritha! It does not befit thee. Cast off this mean weakness of the heart. Stand up, O scorcher of foes!
This sloka is one of the jewels of the Gita. It preaches fearlessness. The weakness of heart when face with Herculean tasks is said to be "mean" (kshudram) and the urgency with which one has to get rid of such fear is stated by "Leave it and Get up" (tyaka + vuthistha)!!
Arjuna is called parantapa, the chastiser of the enemies, to remind him of his potential in his moments of self-doubt.
Krishna made the correct diagnosis and prescribed apt medicine for him. Swamy Vivekananda prescribed this sloka as quintessence of Gita. A careful selection of a word conveys the meaning more clearly than any other word. Take the first and last words - Klaibyam - Paranthapa. A person who can frighten his enemies is frightened. A person who can live in the hearts of others is losing heart. A person who can drive the enemies away from the battlefield wants to run away from the battlefield. It doesn't befit him !
We should laminate this sloka and keep it for our guidance, for our motivation. This is Vivekananda's pet sloka. He himself experienced such a fear during his wandering days.
Life is not a bed of roses. It is not a smooth sail on a calm river in a fine weather. It is a difficult voyage across the ocean in a rough weather. We have to fight all through - fight against our enemies, fight against our vices, fight against our fears that pull us back. There is always an internal Mahabharat Sangram within our body. If we wish to put three steps forward, our fears pull us six steps backwards. We should not yield to this. If we yield we will develop many phobias in our life. We will be scared of water, heights, depths, darkness, our own people and under estimate ourselves.
'Utsaham, Sahasam, Dhairyam, Buddi, Shakti, Parakrama Shadete yatra tistanti tatra devopi tistati.'
Enthusiasm, adventurous spirit, courage, intelligence, energy and boldness wherever these qualities are prevalent, God is sure to be present there.
Vivekananda highlighted the essence of courage thus -
'Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvellous work. The moment, you fear, you are nobody. It is fear that is the great cause of misery in the world.
Arise, Awake!!
Stop not till the goal is reached.'
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