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Bhagavad Gita 2.3
You are stronger than this moment is telling you. When you're ready, you can rise.
Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Verse 3
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।
क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप॥
klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayy upapadyate
kṣudraṁ hṛdaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣṭha paran-tapa
Translation
Do not yield to this weakness, Arjuna; it does not suit you. Cast off this small faintness of heart and rise, O scorcher of foes.
हिन्दी भावार्थ
हे पार्थ, इस कायरता को मत अपनाओ, यह तुम्हें शोभा नहीं देती। हृदय की इस तुच्छ दुर्बलता को त्यागकर उठ खड़े हो।
In simple words Interpretation
You are stronger than this moment is telling you. When you're ready, you can rise.
Context
Krishna's first words to a collapsed Arjuna are a call to remember his own strength — firm, but spoken by a friend who believes in him.
When this may help
When you need courage, or when self-doubt is telling you a smaller story about yourself than is true.
Reflection question
What would you do today if you trusted your own strength a little more?
A small practice
Stand up, roll your shoulders back, and take one deep breath before your next difficult task.
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