Krishna's call to 'arise' (uttiṣṭha) echoes through the entire Gita and becomes its central imperative: stand up and act. The word 'klaibyam' (impotence/unmanliness) is deliberately provocative — Krishna uses strong language to break through Arjuna's emotional paralysis. Shankara interprets 'heart weakness' as the fundamental error of mistaking the body for the Self. Ramanuja reads 'parantapa' (scorcher of foes) as a reminder of Arjuna's true nature — he is a warrior, and his dharma demands action. The Bhakti tradition sees 'uttiṣṭha' as a universal spiritual command: rise from the slumber of ignorance into awakened life. Madhva's Dvaita hears in 'uttiṣṭha' the Lord's authoritative command that empowers the dependent soul. Abhinavagupta's non-dual Shaivism reads it as consciousness recalling its own omnipotence through Spanda. Vallabhacharya's tradition affirms that Arjuna's warrior nature is a real divine gift to be honored. Tilak makes this the foundational call of karma-yoga — stand up and act. Vivekananda universalizes it as the eternal command to manifest the infinite strength already within every human being.