Chapter 3 · Verse 2 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.2
Sanskrit
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे। तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।
Transliteration
vyāmiśhreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada niśhchitya yena śhreyo ’ham āpnuyām
In plain words
When you're drowning in too many voices—the advice of others, your own conflicting desires, the noise of what you *should* do—your mind becomes a prison instead of a guide. The lesson for you: stop the debate inside your head and ask for one clear thing—not more opinions, but the truth about what actually serves your deepest good and your real duty. Cut through the confusion. Ask. Listen. Then move.
Word by Word
Arjuna's confusion mirrors the modern seeker's dilemma: caught between competing voices, philosophies, and paths, the intellect becomes a hall of mirrors rather than a lamp of truth. The Gita teaches that when wisdom seems contradictory, we must cut through the noise and ask for clarity with humble directness—not intellectual debate, but decisive guidance rooted in dharma.
When life overwhelms you with choices that all seem reasonable, stop and ask yourself: which path truly serves my highest good and my duty?
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Bhagavad Gita 3.2 — BG 3.2
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