Chapter 3 verse 2
“With this apparently perplexing speech you confuse, as it
were, my understanding; therefore, tell me that ‘one’ way by which, I, for
certain, may attain the Highest”
There is no way Arjuna understands the divine in Lord
Krishna. Otherwise his tone would not be like this verse. As well, the “I ness”
rules the roost in Arjuna still just like all of us. Years ago, a noble soul
named Rajima taught me Srimad Bhagavat Gita over 2 weeks! Her most important
criteria for the classes was that we follow strict diet restrictions of sattvik
food, take a cold shower every morning and complete the gita saadhana with a
selfless project as Guru dakshina. What she was trying to do was to inculcate
sattvik grounds in the body and mind to receive the knowledge given to us. Likewise,
all of us need to be ready to receive the knowledge being given. Otherwise it
just becomes information which just flows through us without any positive
impact. Arjuna after listening to entire summary of purna vidya from Lord
Krishna in about 60+ verses in chapter 2, is asking Krishna not to confuse him!
The beauty of our scriptures is that this readiness aspect has been recognized
by all our scriptures and the Guru imparts the knowledge only when the disciple
is ready. In some instances such as Bhagavat Gita, it is being imparted as an
exception since “war” needs to be fought and hence Krishna leans forward and
shares knowledge even though Arjuna is not ready for it.
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