Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.10

वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिता: बहवो ज्ञानतपसा पूता मद्भावमागता:

vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritāḥ bahavo jñāna-tapasā pūtā mad-bhāvam āgatāḥ

Recitation · Text 4.10
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Krishna notes that many before Arjuna have already reached this — freed from attachment, fear and anger, absorbed in him, purified by the fire of knowledge. The three named obstacles are emotional rather than intellectual.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The three obstacles named — attachment, fear, anger — are emotional, not intellectual.