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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 3.2

Arjuna asks about action and knowledge

व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे ।

तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्‍नुयाम् ॥ २ ॥

vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena

buddhiṁ mohayasīva me

tad ekaṁ vada niścitya

yena śreyo ’ham āpnuyām

Translation

My intelligence is bewildered by Your equivocal instructions. Therefore, please tell me decisively which will be most beneficial for me.

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

Asking for Clear Guidance

  1. 1Arjuna feels confused by the instructions and asks for a clear answer about what is best for him.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that Arjuna’s questions clarify the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness for all serious students.
  3. 3When confused, ask questions to understand the path clearly and know how to act.

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Chapter 3, Karma-yoga: arjuna asks about action and knowledge.

What it teaches

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Honest questions open the way to wisdom.

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Key ideas: saṁśaya, viṣāda.

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