Bhagavad Gita 3.1 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
Arjuna asks: “If thinking is better than doing, why are you telling me to act?”
What it means
Arjuna asks: “Krishna, if you say understanding is better than action, why are you pushing me into this terrible action?”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन । तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥
arjuna uvāca jyāyasī cetkarmaṇaste matā buddhirjanārdana tatkiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ niyojayasi keśava
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O Janardana (krsna), if it be Your opinion that wisdom is superior to action, why they do you urge me to horrible aciton, O Kesava?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे जनार्दन यदि आपको यह मान्य है कि कर्म से ज्ञान श्रेष्ठ है तो फिर हे केशव आप मुझे इस भयंकर कर्म में क्यों प्रवृत्त करते हैं
Swami Tejomayananda
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