When the fog clears

yadā te mohakalilaṃ buddhirvyatitariṣyatitadā gantāsi nirvedaṃ śrotavyasya śrutasya ca

When your understanding crosses the swamp of confusion, you will no longer need what you have heard, or what is yet to be heard.

What it means

Krishna uses a vivid image. Moha, confusion, is like a swamp. When your buddhi, understanding, wades through it to dry ground, something changes. You stop needing endless opinions, teachings and arguments. You see for yourself. What you've heard and might still hear lose their grip.

The story

Arjuna has been quoting what he's heard, tradition, scripture, warnings about ancestors. Krishna says there's a clarity beyond all that. Not rejecting teaching, but no longer leaning on it like a crutch.

In your life

Think of someone who's read every parenting book and finally trusts their own sense with their child. The books helped them get there. When you feel overwhelmed by advice, sit quietly and ask what you already know.