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"Get up and fight"
Bhagvad Gita is the journey of a despondent Arjuna who faced with the prospect of fighting his near and dear ones in the battle, has thrown away his weapons in the battlefield as described in *Shloka* number I (47), to a self-assured Arjuna ready to fight as described in *Shloka* number
XVIII (73). Arjuna's refusal to face the challenge at Kurukshetra is described by*Shloka* number I (47) as follows:­

"*Evam uktava Arjuna sankhye rathopasth upavisht, Visarijya sasharam chapam shok sanvigna manasah.". * (Thus uttering the despondent words, grief stricken Arjuna threw away his bow and arrows, and sat down on the chariot in the battle.

Gita is replete with the Lord's exhortations to Arjuna to get up and fight. How the Lord began to inspire Arjuna in this regard can be seen in *Shloka*number II (3):­*"klaibyam ma sama gamah Partha naitatava yupapadyate, Khshudram
hruday dourbalyam tayaktvo uttishtha prantapa".* (O Partha, do not yield to weakness. It does not become you to yield to weakness. O scorcher of foes shake off faint heartedness, and get up).

Shlokas IV (42) and XI (33) also similarly exhort Arjuna to get up * (Uttishth)* and fight.

The Lord tells Arjuna to engage in the battle without worrying over its outcome. Just visualize motivation contained in Shloka number II (38):­

*"Sukh dukhe same krutava labh alabhou jaya ajayaou,/ tato yudhay yujasva na tvam papam vapasyasi" *(Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat as the same, engage in the battle. Thus, you will not incur sin).

After this, the Lord continues to guide Arjuna culminating in Arjuna's transformation and eagerness to face any situation as described in *Shloka*number XVIII (73):

*"Nashto mohah smruti labdha tavat prasadanmaya achyut,/ sthito asmi gat sandehah karishye vachanam tva".* (O Lord, by your grace my apprehension is gone, and I have regained my senses. All my doubts are destroyed and I am ready to fight).