1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 11 - Viswarupa Darsana Yoga - Sloka 33

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The Lord Embodied as Time  -  32-34

1 Gita Sloka  every day - Chapter 11 - Viswarupa Darsana Yoga - Sloka 33

Tasmat tvam uttishttha yashah labhasva jitva shatrun bhunkshva rajyam samudram I

Maya eva ete nihantah purvam eva nimitta matram bhava savya sachin II sloka 33

तस्मात्  त्वं उत्तिष्ठ यशः लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं सम् ऋद्धं I
मया एव एते निहन्ताः पूर्वं एव निमित्त मात्रं भव सव्य साचिन् II श्लोक 33  

You therefore arise and attain fame. conquer the enemies and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. By Me they have been verily slain already. You are merely an outward cause, O Sabyasachin.

The Lord's work does not depend on the agency of man for its fulfillment.precisely and effectively it takes place on its own accord. Man but earns merit by participating in it. By rising equal to an occasion and by discharging his duty, man emerges the better for it. By availing himself of the opportunities and facilities providentially provided in the  training ground of this world, man builds his personality. And that is his gain in being a willing instrument in the hand of the Lord.

Fame is not an end in itself. It comes as a byproduct  of an exemplary and dutiful life. The man of sterling character and noble deeds is praised by all even as a fully blossomed flower is admired by all. 

Opposing evil and vanquishing it is the duty of a kshatriya. The Lord's design here it is conducive to this auspicious end.

Prosperous earthly life is no detriment to spiritual progress. Rather it is a stepping stone to sreyas. earthly kingdom conquered by conforming to dharma is a rare achievement. Efficient and prosperous protection of the kingdom enriches man's life temporarily and spiritually.

The Lord has willed to wipe out wickedness from the world. Arjuna is no more confronted with any uphill task. It is more than sufficient if he merely makes a show of waging the war. The total destruction of the enemies will be the result. But Arjuna is not a man of mediocre stuff. He is a Savyasachin (ambidextrous) - one who can make a deadly delivery of the arrow with the left hand even. He is invincible in war. The opportune moment has come to him to show his valour. By being an instrument in the hands of the Lord, he can gain glory of having defeated Drona and Bhishma. Right action at the right time leads to victory, prosperity and blessedness.

A doubt may arise in the mind of Arjuna whether the vision that he has just now was a self created illusion. The Lord relieves him of thsi apprehension in the following sloka.