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“Deeper truth arrives as care for the one who is ready.”
The Blessed Lord said: Listen again, O mighty-armed one, to my supreme word, which I will speak for your welfare because you are deeply dear to me.
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Krishna asks Arjuna to listen again to a deeper teaching, spoken for Arjuna’s good because he is dear to him.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Vibhuti Yoga" (The Yoga of Divine Glories).
Verse 1 sits in Chapter 10 of the Bhagavad Gita — Vibhuti Yoga, "The Yoga of Divine Glories". The chapter has 42 verses in total.
After your second failed attempt at an exam, an old teacher sits you down and says, "Listen again, I am telling you this for your good." Krishna begins chapter ten in that same spirit.
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Krishna opens chapter ten by telling Arjuna he speaks again because Arjuna is dear to him.
What this verse means
Krishna asks Arjuna to listen again to a deeper teaching, spoken for Arjuna’s good because he is dear to him.
Context & commentary
This verse opens the tenth chapter by showing that the coming wisdom is personal: it is spoken out of care, to steady Arjuna before the war.
What it looks like today
After your second failed attempt at an exam, an old teacher sits you down and says, "Listen again, I am telling you this for your good." Krishna begins chapter ten in that same spirit.
“Being loved means being taught what you most need, not only what you want to hear.”
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