Summarized by Sudha:
Please see below, the summary for verses 40-47 of Chapter 1:
In these shlokas, Sanjaya continues to narrate about Arjuna’s confused state of mind.
The underlying theme shifts from himself to that of other men facing him in the battleground.
He argues that when families are destroyed, their moral integrity and religious traditions also perishes, leading to an era of impiety. He further adds that this situation would force women of the destroyed family to become corrupt, thereby causing un-restricted mingling of men and women from different strata. From this action, will stem incompatible societal cultural traits. He continues to lament that he will live in hell, and will continue to garner sin when he kills all his kinsmen for the sake of the kingdom.
Mentally exhausted from the long drawn internal conflicts, he throws aside all his weapons and concludes, that he’d rather die unarmed in the battlefield.
Subjective Analysis:
Sometimes one may feel helpless against the various tendencies controlling oneself. This is natural and one should not give up under these circumstances.
Tip:
During meditation, sometimes it may become impossible to focus. In such cases, chant Lord’s name (do Japa).
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