Chapter 3 verse 1
“Arjuna said: If it be thought by you that ‘knowledge’ is
superior to ‘action’ O Krishna, why then, do you, engage me in terrible action?”
Arjuna after having heard Lord Krishna explaining the purna
vidya, still in a confused state asks him why he needs to act in this terrible
war. There is a key difference between hearing and ‘listening to understand’. Krishna
in many verses had indicated to act without a particular expectation of result
or not act with desires. However Arjuna has latched himself to a few aspects of
what Krishna taught him and inferred that inaction is the right solution here.
Arjuna clearly is still in a state of delusion. Readiness of receiving the
knowledge is very important. How do you prepare one to be ready to receive
purna vidya? Did Arjuna really surrender to Krishna? Is his mind at rest? Is it
empty to receive? Let’s reflect on that!
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