Bhagavad Gītā · Chapter 2, Verse 32
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।
सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।
सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।
yadṛcchayā copapannaṁ swarga-dvāram apāvṛtam
sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛśam
also searched as "Yadrichchhaya chopapannam swargadwaram apavritam"
Translation
Happy are the Ksatriyas, O Arjuna, to whom such a war comes of its own accord; it opens the gates to heaven.
Vāṇi's rendering
A war like this comes unasked — heaven's door standing open. Fortunate the warrior who is given it.
Word by word
| Sanskrit & transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|
| यदृच्छयाyadṛcchayā | by itself, unsought, as chance brings it |
| चca | and (joined by sandhi to the next word) |
| उपपन्नंupapannaṁ | arrived, come to hand |
| स्वर्गद्वारम्svarga-dvāram | the door of heaven |
| अपावृतम्apāvṛtam | thrown open, unbarred |
| सुखिनःsukhinaḥ | fortunate, blessed |
| क्षत्रियाःkṣatriyāḥ | warriors |
| पार्थpārtha | Arjuna, son of Pṛthā |
| लभन्तेlabhante | receive, are given |
| युद्धम्yuddham | a battle |
| ईदृशम्īdṛśam | such as this |
Frequently asked
What does Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 32 mean?
Krishna tells Arjuna that a war of this kind is not something a warrior contrives — it comes unsought, and it stands open like a door. The one who is handed such a fight is fortunate, because the duty is unmixed with appetite. Nothing he wanted brought it; therefore nothing he wants can corrupt it.
What is the meaning of 'yadrichchhaya chopapannam swargadwaram apavritam'?
Yadṛcchayā means it came of itself. The battle was not engineered, not begged for, not schemed toward. Apāvṛtam means unbarred — the gate is not to be forced, it is already open. Krishna is describing a duty that arrives complete, needing only that you walk through it.
Is Krishna glorifying war in this verse?
No. He is speaking to a kṣatriya about the one battle a kṣatriya did not start. Duryodhana sought this war; Arjuna did not. Krishna's point is the unsought nature of the task, not the bloodshed. What is called fortunate is the clarity of a duty you did not choose.
How does this apply to someone who is not a soldier?
Some obligations you select. Others land on you — an illness in the family, a wrong you happen to witness, work no one else will take. Those are the unasked ones. Krishna calls them a door rather than a burden. Look at what came to you uninvited; that is usually the real assignment.
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Commentary
Arjuna has just been told his own people will name him a coward. Now Krishna turns the same battle over and shows its other face. This fight was not sought. It arrived — no scheming brought it, no ambition. A duty that comes unasked is the cleanest duty there is, because nothing in you arranged it. Arjuna keeps seeing the war as a catastrophe he must survive. Krishna calls it a door. Not every hard thing handed to you is a punishment; some of it is the exact work your life was shaped to do. Notice what arrived without your asking.