Bhagavad Gita 18.78

yatra yogeśvaraḥ kṛṣṇo

yatra pārtho dhanur-dharaḥ

tatra śrīr vijayo bhūtir

dhruvā nītir matir mama

 

Where Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of mystic perfection, stands,

As does Pārtha, with bow raised in ready hands;

There do surely abide firm moral vision,

Prosperity, victory, glory—that’s my conviction.

 

My dear Lord, the knowledge you share is transformative—profoundly, potently, permanently transformative—as seen through both Sanjaya and Arjuna.

O omnipresent Lord, though Sanjaya heard your words from a distance, he became convinced that victory will be for your side, for it ultimately resides by your side. May that realization transform my approach to life, to devotion, to you. Let me stop trying, or even praying, to get victory to come to my side; let me instead strive to bring myself to your side and, by your mercy, reside by your side.

O indwelling Lord, Arjuna’s upraised bow demonstrates how your words of wisdom removed his confusion and restored his conviction. Knowing your position informed and reformed his disposition: from seeking to understand you, to seeking to stand under you—ready to do your will. When, O beloved Lord, will a similar change of disposition be mine?

O all-attractive Lord, may my head and heart be driven by the conviction that all good things come to those who come to you, because for all good things, you are the source, the sustainer, and the ultimate shelter. Bless me with the clear moral vision to seek those good things—prosperity, victory, glory—only for your purpose, not for my pleasure independent of your purpose.

O Lord of lords, O King of kings, O Shelter of shelters, may you be my ultimate aspiration. I seek nothing from you except you.

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18.78 Wherever there is Kṛṣṇa, the master of all mystics, and wherever there is Arjuna, the supreme archer, there will also certainly be opulence, victory, extraordinary power, and morality. That is my opinion.