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Bhagavad Gita 1.28 — Kripaya Paraya Avishto

Bhagavad Gita 1.28 — Kripaya Paraya Avishto in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 1× repetitions·🕐 During study of the first chapter of the Gita, in quiet reflection·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 28
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This verse introduces Arjuna's lament. Filled with profound compassion and overcome by sorrow at the sight of his own kinsmen assembled, eager for war, Arjuna begins to speak to Krishna. It opens the long outpouring of grief in which Arjuna voices his anguish at the prospect of fighting his relatives — the despondency that becomes the occasion for the entire teaching of the Gita.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 28 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the first chapter, Arjuna Vishada Yoga, after surveying both armies and recognising his kinsmen, Arjuna is overwhelmed with compassion and grief. Sanjaya narrates to Dhritarashtra how Arjuna, sorrowing, began to address Krishna — the start of the lament that prompts the Lord's teaching of the Bhagavad Gita.

✦ As told in scripture

Sages observe that the Lord chose to reveal the Gita to Arjuna precisely because his heart was so full of compassion, teaching that divine wisdom flows most readily into a heart softened by love, once that love is joined to right understanding.

The Mantra

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arjuna uvācha dṛiṣhṭvemaṁ sva-janaṁ kṛiṣhṇa yuyutsuṁ samupasthitam

Meaning:Sanjaya said: Overcome with deep compassion and sorrowing, Arjuna spoke these words: O Krishna, seeing my own kinsmen present here, eager to fight...

Word-by-Word Meaning

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arjunaḥ uvācha🔊Arjuna said
kṛipayā parayā🔊by deep compassion; overwhelmed with pity
āviṣhṭaḥ🔊overcome; filled
viṣhīdan🔊lamenting; sorrowing
idam abravīt🔊spoke these words
dṛiṣhṭvā🔊on seeing
imam🔊these
sva-janam🔊kinsmen; own people
kṛiṣhṇa🔊O Krishna
yuyutsum🔊eager to fight
samupasthitam🔊present; assembled

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 1.28 — Kripaya Paraya Avishto

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Reveals Arjuna's tender, compassionate heart that makes him fit for the teaching

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Reminds the seeker that compassion, though noble, must be guided by wisdom

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Marks the beginning of Arjuna's heartfelt appeal to the Lord

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Illustrates how sorrow can arise from attachment to one's own people

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Sets the stage for Krishna's response that transforms grief into knowledge

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Encourages bringing one's anguish honestly before the Divine

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 1.28 — Kripaya Paraya Avishto

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Best TimeDuring study of the first chapter of the Gita, in quiet reflection

Recite this verse while studying Chapter 1, sensing the compassion and sorrow that overwhelm Arjuna as he begins to speak to Krishna. Reflect on how genuine tenderness of heart, when not yet illumined by wisdom, can become confusion. Let it lead you into the verses that follow and ultimately into Chapter 2, where the Lord answers Arjuna's grief with liberating knowledge.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 1.28 — Kripaya Paraya Avishto written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
It describes Arjuna being overcome with deep compassion and sorrow at the sight of his own kinsmen gathered and eager for battle. Filled with grief, he begins to speak to Krishna, opening his lament that runs through the rest of the first chapter.
Arjuna sees not enemies but his own family, teachers and friends ready to destroy one another. His noble heart is moved by pity for them, which, mingled with attachment and sorrow, gives rise to the moral crisis that the Gita addresses.
This verse marks the start of Arjuna's outpouring of grief. His compassion-driven refusal to fight, expressed in the verses that follow, is the very predicament Krishna resolves through His teaching on duty, the eternal Self, and devotion.

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