Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.42

तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मन: छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत

tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛit-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chhittvainaṁ sanśhayaṁ yogam ātiṣhṭhottiṣhṭha bhārata

Recitation · Text 4.42
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The chapter ends in the imperative: cut this doubt seated in your heart, born of ignorance, with the sword of knowledge — take refuge in yoga, and stand up. Chapter One ended with Arjuna sitting down; this one ends with the instruction to rise.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Chapter One ended with Arjuna sitting down. This one ends with the instruction to stand up.