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Bhagavad Gita 10.14 · Arjuna

The moment the arguing stops

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सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।

न हि ते भगवन्व्यक्तिं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः॥

sarvametadṛtaṃ manye yanmāṃ vadasi keśavana hi te bhagavanvyaktiṃ vidurdevā na dānavāḥ

All you have told me, Keshava, I accept as true. Lord, neither gods nor demons truly know your nature.

What it means

Arjuna says yes, completely. He calls Krishna Keshava, a loving name, and Lord. Then he admits something humbling. Even heavenly beings and their rivals cannot grasp who Krishna is. This faith is not blind. It is trust that knows its own limits.

The story

Not long ago, Arjuna was arguing hard about why he would not fight. Now the arguing stops. Not because he lost a debate, but because he has started to see who he is talking to.

In your life

After months of second opinions, a patient finally tells her surgeon, I trust you, let's do this. Her shoulders drop. Today, name one piece of good advice you keep resisting, and consider saying yes.

Trust that knows its limits is still trust.