Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 6

Bhagavad Gita 6.39

एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः। त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते॥

etan me sanśhayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa chhettum arhasyaśheṣhataḥ tvad-anyaḥ sanśhayasyāsya chhettā na hyupapadyate

Translation

Deign, O Krishna, to completely dispel this doubt of mine; for there is none to be found save Thyself able to destroy this doubt.

What it means

Please dispel this doubt of mine completely, for none but You can destroy this doubt. Some questions need the highest authority. Arjuna will not settle for reassurance from a lesser source.

Try this today

Arjuna asks the question of every sincere beginner who quit.

Something to reflect on

Whose answer would I actually accept on the question that haunts me?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.