Bhagavad Gita 2.7

Sanskrit

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः । यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्

Transliteration

kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dharmasammūḍhacetāḥ | yacchreyaḥ syānniścitaṃ brūhi tanme śiṣyaste'haṃ śādhi māṃ tvāṃ prapannam

Meaning

“My very being is stricken with the taint of helplessness; my mind is confused about dharma. I ask you: tell me decisively what is good for me. I am your disciple, teach me, for I have taken refuge in you.”

Key learning

Arjuna finally stops arguing and admits: I'm lost, please teach me. Saying "I don't know, help me" isn't weakness. It's the doorway that lets real help in.

How to apply this today

The moment you can honestly say "I'm confused, please guide me" is when help can actually reach you. Stop defending your position long enough to ask a mentor a real question. Admitting you're stuck is the first step out of it.

Theme: The Yoga of Knowledge

This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga , read all verses in this chapter.

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