Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Analysis

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 2.11

श्रीभगवानुवाच अशोच्यानन्वशोचस्त्वं प्रज्ञावादांश्च भाषसे गतासूनगतासूंश्च नानुशोचन्ति पण्डिता:

śhrī bhagavān uvācha aśhochyān-anvaśhochas-tvaṁ prajñā-vādānśh cha bhāṣhase gatāsūn-agatāsūnśh-cha nānuśhochanti paṇḍitāḥ

Recitation · Text 2.11
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna's real teaching opens with a direct correction: you grieve for those not worthy of grief, yet speak words of wisdom — the wise grieve neither for the living nor the dead. He challenges Arjuna's premise before offering any alternative.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Krishna's method is to question the premise of Arjuna's grief before offering any comfort.