Search for the real Arjun - When Gita transformed a scared boy

In a small village in North India lived a boy named Arjun. His name was like that of the great archer of Mahabharata, but in reality he felt broken, confused and lost. His father had passed away when he was a child, and his mother brought him up by sewing clothes for others.

He somehow finished school, but when life asked him – “What next?”, Arjun was silent.

He would often sit on the ridges of the fields in the morning and look at the sky for hours and think –

“Will I be able to do anything?

People are very smart… I have no money, no contacts, no way.”

When he returned home in the evening, both his gait and mind would become heavy. Every day his mother would explain, “Son, have courage, have faith in God.”

But Arjun did not have faith in himself.

One day an old sadhu baba came to the village. There was depth in his eyes, peace in his voice and such a light on his face as if the years of penance were speaking for themselves. He started reciting the Bhagavad Gita in the village square. Arjuna also sat quietly behind him – just to listen, perhaps to get some relief to his heart.

Then the Sadhu ji said:

"Karmanyewadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana"

(Your right is only to do your work, it is not your job to worry about the result.)

This sentence seemed to have penetrated him directly.

He started thinking – "Till now I was just afraid… what would be the result, what would people say, whether money would come or not. But… I have not done any work."

That very evening he decided – now he has to do something.

He remembered an old computer that Masterji had given him once. He fixed it and started studying with the help of the internet. The little savings that his mother had saved were invested in an online course for Arjuna.

This time Arjuna made a promise to himself –

"Now I will not worry about the result, but only about my work."

Time passed. The villagers used to say – “What does this boy do on the computer day and night?”

But the mother knew – her son has now moved on.

Two years later… Arjun was the same boy – but now he was imparting digital education to the children of the village, working online and every Sunday he used to read a shloka from the Gita at the village chaupal and explain its meaning.

One day a little boy came and said, “Brother, I will not be able to do anything. I am very weak.”

Arjun smiled. He understood the pain. He said:

“It is written in the Gita – ‘Na hi kashchit kshanampi jaatu tishthyatyakarmakrit’

(No human being can remain without doing work even for a moment).

You also do something… as much as you can. The rest will be taken care of by the Almighty.”

Hope began to shine in the boy’s eyes.

Arjun put his hand on his head and said:

“I was also a scared Arjun once… but the Gita made me the Arjun who does not accept defeat.”

Conclusion:

The Bhagavad Gita is not just about the battlefield — it is about every human being who is overcome with fear, confusion and despair at some point in life.

Arjuna is not just a character… he is the part of all of us that is afraid, but does not stop trying.

Do your work… do not worry about the result.
This is the essence of the Gita — and the true beginning of life. ✨