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Chapter 3 · Verse 2 · Karma Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 3.2

urgent Dharma & Duty Jnana & Wisdom Self & Identity

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

Word by Word

vyāmiśhreṇa iva by your apparently ambiguous
vākyena words
buddhim intellect
mohayasi I am getting bewildered
iva as it were
me my
tat therefore
ekam one
vada please tell
niśhchitya decisively
yena by which
śhreyaḥ the highest good
aham I
āpnuyām may attain
Simplified Perspective

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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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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