Chapter 3 · Verse 1
Path of Selfless Service
अर्जुन उवाच ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन। तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव
arjuna uvācha jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśhava
Word Meanings
arjunaḥ uvācha jyāyasī chet karmaṇaḥ te matā buddhiḥ janārdana tat kim karmaṇi ghore mām niyojayasi keśhava
Translation
Arjuna said: O Janardana, if You consider wisdom to be superior to action, then why do You urge me to engage in this terrible deed, O Keshava?
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