Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1, Verse 24

सञ्जय उवाच । एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो गुडाकेशेन भारत । सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये स्थापयित्वा रथोत्तमम् ॥ २४ ॥

sañjaya uvācha evam ukto hṛiṣhīkeśho guḍākeśhena bhārata senayor ubhayor madhye sthāpayitvā rathottamam

Translation

Sanjay said: O descendant of Bharat, thus addressed by Gudakesh (Arjun), Hrishikesh drove that finest of chariots into the space between the two armies,

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

संजय बोले: हे भरतवंशी! गुडाकेश (अर्जुन) के ऐसा कहने पर हृषीकेश ने उस उत्तम रथ को दोनों सेनाओं के बीच में ले जाकर खड़ा किया,

Commentary

Arjun is called Gudakesh, "conqueror of sleep" — a man of discipline and alertness — and Krishna is again Hrishikesh, "master of the senses." The two names set up the dialogue to come: a disciplined warrior about to lose his composure, and the master of every sense who will restore it.