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Contents of the GUA Summarized
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Aryans. Now in so many words, He has proved His statements against Arjuna's so-called compassion.
TEXT 37
हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् । तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः ॥३७॥
hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛta niścayah
hataḥ —being killed;  vā —either;  prāpsyasi —you gain;  svargam —the heavenly kingdom;  jitvā —by conquering;  vā —or;  bhokṣyase —you enjoy;  mahīm —the world;  tasmāt —therefore;  uttiṣṭha —get up;  kaunteya —O son of Kuntī;  yuddhāya —to fight;  kṛta —determination;  niścayaḥ —uncertainty.
TRANSLATION
O son of Kuntī, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore get up and fight with determination.
PURPORT
Even though there was no certainty of victory for Arjuna's side, he still had to fight; for, even being killed there, he could be elevated into the heavenly planets.
TEXT 38
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥३८॥
sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi