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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 2.10

Grief, confusion, and Arjuna accepting discipleship

तमुवाच हृषीकेशः प्रहसन्निव भारत ।

सेनयोरूभयोर्मध्ये विषीदन्तमिदं वचः ॥ १० ॥

tam uvāca hṛṣīkeśaḥ

prahasann iva bhārata

senayor ubhayor madhye

viṣīdantam idaṁ vacaḥ

Translation

O descendant of Bharata, at that time Kṛṣṇa, smiling, in the midst of both the armies, spoke the following words to the grief-stricken Arjuna.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1Between the two armies, Kṛṣṇa smiled and spoke to the grief-stricken Arjuna.
2Kṛṣṇa smiled because His friend had chosen to become His disciple. As Lord of all, He then spoke seriously as Arjuna’s master.
3Their talk was open for everyone’s benefit. Bhagavad-gītā is for all, and friends and enemies alike may hear it.

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Chapter 2, Contents of the Gītā Summarized: grief, confusion, and arjuna accepting discipleship.

Theme summary

Honest questions open the way to wisdom.

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Key ideas: saṁśaya, viṣāda.

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