Bhakti ArohanBhakti Arohan

Bhagavad Gita — Chapter 1, Verse 29

सीदन्ति मम गात्राणि मुखं च परिशुष्यति । वेपथुश्च शरीरे मे रोमहर्षश्च जायते ॥ २९ ॥

sīdanti mama gātrāṇi mukhaṁ cha pariśhuṣhyati vepathuśh cha śharīre me roma-harṣhaśh cha jāyate

Translation

my limbs are giving way and my mouth is going dry; my body trembles and my hair stands on end.

Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)

मेरे अंग शिथिल हो रहे हैं, मुँह सूखा जा रहा है; मेरे शरीर में कँपकँपी हो रही है और रोंगटे खड़े हो रहे हैं।

Commentary

Arjun's grief is not abstract — it shows in his body. Weak limbs, a dry mouth, trembling and goose-flesh are symptoms any reader recognises from moments of overwhelming fear or sorrow. The Gita begins its teaching not with philosophy but with an honest picture of a person falling apart.