Vishnu Courage & Righteousness Bhagavad Gita Verse
Bhagavad Gita 18.78: the closing verse of the Gita, in which Sanjaya says where Krishna and Arjuna stand, there is fortune and right conduct.
Sanskrit
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः ।
तत्र श्रीर्विजयो भूतिर्ध्रुवा नीतिर्मतिर्मम ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo yatra pārtho dhanur-dharaḥ |
tatra śrīr vijayo bhūtir dhruvā nītir matir mama ||
Meaning
Where Krishna, the lord of yoga, is, and where Arjuna (Partha), the archer, is, there are good fortune, victory, well-being and firm right conduct. This is my belief.
This is the narrator’s belief in the story of the Gita. It is not a promise of any worldly result to a reader.
Source / Textual Reference
Bhagavad Gita 18.78 (Chapter 18, verse 78)
The Bhagavad Gita is part of the Mahabharata. It records a talk between Krishna and the warrior Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra, just before a great battle. In the Mahabharata the Gita is told to King Dhritarashtra by Sanjaya, who sees the battlefield through the sage Vyasa’s gift of sight. Here Sanjaya, not Krishna, is the speaker.
Traditional Significance
This is the last verse of the Bhagavad Gita. The speaker is Sanjaya, who tells the whole Gita to the blind king Dhritarashtra. The “belief” (mati) in the last words is his own view. He joins Krishna, the divine teacher, with Arjuna, the willing student, and says that wherever they stand together, good follows.
It is Sanjaya’s conviction in the story. It is not a promise to a reader.
Traditional Practice
The verse is read at the close of a reading of the Gita and is often quoted in talks. There is no fixed time or number of repetitions.