With these seemingly contradictory words you appear to confuse my understanding. Tell me decisively the one path by which I may attain the highest good.
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे | तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम् ||३-२||
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
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- Arjuna
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- Hindu
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- Bhagavad Gita
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- Bhagavad Gita 3.2
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- BG.3.2
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- DoubtGuidanceDiscernment
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Arjuna said: If you consider wisdom superior to action, Janardana, then why do you urge me to this terrible deed, Keshava?
अर्जुन उवाच | ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन | तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ||३-१||
The enlightened ones understand that when an action is performed with dedication to God, done lovingly as part of one's duty and not as a favor, there's no question of seeking a reward because there was no desire for it in the first place.
At this point, all discussion ends. Hold on to this point, forget your calculations, and leave the state of unbelief. Do not torment yourself with the fear of death and hell, as these are just imaginary fears.