In English
The last word in this last is . There it is , and here . When you combine these two words, it becomes (my duty). This is what is taught in the Gita. Thus, the essence of is (exhorting us to perform our assigned duty). Students have to perform the student’s duty; (celibates) have to perform the brahmachari’s duty; (householders) have to perform the grihastha’s duty. have to perform the recluse’s duty and the renunciant’s duty, etc. The Gita exhorts us to perform our respective duties in accordance and in keeping with our positions. Not knowing this simple teaching, today’s man is confused about his role in society. Ultimately, he gets disheartened and despaired. was a and a grihastha. His duty was to fight on the battlefield. But, just at the moment of the start of the war between the and the , dropped his bow and arrows out of despondency and delusion and sat down in the chariot. In that situation, Sri Krishna taught the and initiated him into his duty as a warrior in the battlefield. Finally, Sri Krishna enquired from “Are you free from delusion and ego now?.”