उद्धरेदात्मनात्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत् |
आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मन: || 6-5||
ಉದ್ಧರೇದಾತ್ಮನಾತ್ಮಾನಂ ನಾತ್ಮಾನಮವಸಾದಯೇತ್ ।
ಆತ್ಮೈವ ಹ್ಯಾತ್ಮನೋ ಬಂಧುರಾತ್ಮೈವ ರಿಪುರಾತ್ಮನಃ || 6-5|
In this verse, Lord Krishna is clearly telling us to be the driver of our life and destiny. He tells that one has to work towards the upliftment of oneself and never let it down. since No one else but himself is the greatest Friend and the worst Enemy.
My Gita Guruji reiterated it by saying that " ನಮ್ಮ ಉದ್ದಾರ ನಾವೇ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು", that is you only are responsible for your upliftment and no one else.
It is a Command from Lord himself. So we can't blame anyone for our situation. It is our own absolute responsibility.
After I heard this , I was contemplating on this verse and recalled lines from the poem, Invictus by William Ernest Henley " I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul".
My daughter MM read it to me a couple of days back. She has written a beautiful post on this here:
Invictus- William Ernest Henley
