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“Only clear seeing can end confusion completely.”
O Krishna, only you can fully cut away this doubt. No one else is able to remove it.
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Arjuna asks Krishna to remove his doubt completely, saying no one else can resolve it.
Arjuna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Dhyana Yoga" (The Yoga of Meditation).
Verse 39 sits in Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita — Dhyana Yoga, "The Yoga of Meditation". The chapter has 47 verses in total.
You keep circling the same decision at 1 a.m., reading opinions, still unsure. At some point, you need someone who can see the whole pattern and name the real issue.
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Arjuna tells Krishna that this doubt about failed practice is one he cannot cut through alone.
What this verse means
Arjuna asks Krishna to remove his doubt completely, saying no one else can resolve it.
Context & commentary
Arjuna is shaken by a fear deeper than the war itself: what happens to sincere practice that falters? After asking Krishna about the fate of such a person, he now admits that only Krishna can end this doubt fully.
What it looks like today
You keep circling the same decision at 1 a.m., reading opinions, still unsure. At some point, you need someone who can see the whole pattern and name the real issue.
“Some questions need a teacher who can see the whole path, not just one answer.”
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