Bhagavad Gita 10.1 · Krishna
The teacher who keeps going
भूय एव महाबाहो शृणु मे परमं वचः।
यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया॥
śrībhagavānuvācabhūya eva mahābāho śṛṇu me paramaṃ vacaḥyatte’ahaṃ prīyamāṇāya vakṣyāmi hitakāmyayā
Hear my supreme word once more, mighty-armed one. I speak it for your good, because you delight in it.
What it means
Krishna has already shared deep teaching. Now he offers more, and he names his reason. Arjuna is listening with joy, and Krishna wants his good. This chapter opens not with a command but with affection. Teaching flows most freely toward someone glad to receive it.
The story
Two armies wait on the field of Kurukshetra. Arjuna's panic has softened into curiosity. He is no longer arguing. He is leaning in. Krishna, his charioteer and friend, sees the change, and opens a deeper door.
In your life
A grandmother finally hands down the real family recipe, because her grandson asked twice and stood by the stove to watch. Today, ask someone you respect one sincere question, and then really listen.
Listen gladly, and more is given.