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BG 2.32 — 2.32 Happy are the Kshatriyas, O Arjuna! who are called upon to fight in such a battle that comes of itself as an open door to heaven. | Live Gita
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यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् |
सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम् ||२-३२||

yadṛcchayā copapannaṃ svargadvāramapāvṛtam . sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddhamīdṛśam ||2-32||


।।2.32।। और हे पार्थ ! अपने आप प्राप्त हुए और स्वर्ग के लिए खुले हुए द्वाररूप इस प्रकार के युद्ध को भाग्यवान क्षत्रिय लोग ही पाते हैं।।

Word-by-word meanings

2.32 यदृच्छया of itself? च and? उपपन्नम् come? स्वर्गद्वारम् the gate of heaven? अपावृतम् opened? सुखिनः happy? क्षत्रियाः Kshatriyas? पार्थ O Partha? लभन्ते obtain? युद्धम् battle? ईदृशम् such.Commentary The scriptures declare that if a Kshatriya dies for a righteous cause on the battlefield? he at once goes to heaven.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।2.32।।और भी वह युद्ध किसलिये कर्तव्य है सो कहते हैं हे पार्थ अनिच्छासे प्राप्त बिना माँगे मिले हुए ऐसे खुले हुए स्वर्गद्वाररूप युद्धको जो क्षत्रिय पाते हैं क्या वे सुखी नहीं हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

2.32 O son of Partha, happy are the Ksatriyas who come across this kind of a battle, which presents itself unsought for and which is an open gate to heaven.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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