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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तूं आणिकही एक न विचारिसी I एथ संभ्रमें झुजों आलासी I आणि सकणवपणें निघालासी I मागुता जरी II 206 II
तरी तुझे तें अर्जुना I या वैरियां दुर्जनां I कां प्रत्यया येईल मना I सांगतात मज II 207 II

"And Arjun, said Lord Krishna, there is something else you have not thought about yet. You have arrived on the battlefield Kurukshetra in the warrior bearing. On this background if you backtrack and withdraw, may be due to kindness towards your enemies, what impact do you think it will have on your enemies? Think about this and tell me."

हे म्हणती गेला रे गेला I अर्जुन आम्हां बिहाला I हा सांगें बोलु उरला I निका कायी II 208 II
लोक सायासें करूनि बहुतें I कां वेंचिती आपुलीं जीवितें I परी वाढविती कीर्तीतें धनुर्धरा II 209 II
ते तुज अनायासें I अनकळित जोडली असे I हे अद्वितीय जैसें I गगन आहे II 210 II
तैसीं कीर्ती नि:सीम I तूझ्या ठायीं निरुपम I तुझे गुण उत्तम I तिहीं लोकीं II 211 II
दिगंतींचे भूपति I भाट होऊनि वाखाणिती I जे आइकिलिया दचकती I कृतांतादिक II 212 II
ऐसी महिमा घनवट I गंगा तैसी चोखट I जया देखीं जगीं सुभट I जाणते जाले II 213 II
तें पौरुष तुझें अद्भुत I आइकोनियां हे समस्त I जाहले आथि विरक्त I जीवितेंसी II 214 II
जैसा सिंहाचिया हांका I युगांतु होय मदमुखा  I तैसा कौरवां अशेखां I धाकु तुझा II 215 II
जैसे पर्वत वज्रातें I ना तरी सर्प गरुडातें I तैसे अर्जुना हे तूतें I मानिती सदा II 216 II
तें अगाधपण जाईल I मग हीणावो अंगा येईल I जरी मागुता निघसील I न झुंजतचि II 217 II
आणि हे पळता पळों नेदिती I धरोनि अवकळा करिती I न गणित कुटी बोलती I आइकतां तुज II 218 II
मग ते वेळीं हियें फुटावें I आतां लाठेपणे कां न झुंजावें I हे जिंतले तरी भोगावें I महीतळ II 219 II

"Your enemies will say, Arjun was frightened of us and hence ran away. Would you like to be called a coward? People work hard to earn fame and honour and at times even put their life at stake. You however already have it without putting much effort. Your glory is like sky with no equal. You are renowned in three words for your finest virtues. Your praises sung by Kings across the world makes even the God of death afraid of you. Parth, said Lord Krishna, your fame and honour is as impeccably flawless as the waters of river Ganga. Warriors across the world follow you as ideal Kshatriya. Knowing all this your enemies have lost hope of survival. The Kauravas' fear of you is just like hearing the roar of lion the herd of aroused elephants feel it is end of the world. They are sure to be killed by you just like snake is to the eagle. If you now backtrack and withdraw from the battlefield, all your greatness will be lost and you will become lowly. And even if you do run away, your enemies will not let you do it. They will arrest you and dishonour you. That will break your heart. If it is so don't you think it is honourable to fight the war with valour? Because if you win, you will rule the entire earth."

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