How to learn from the wise

tadviddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayāupadekṣyanti te jñānaṃ jñāninastattvadarśinaḥ

Learn it by bowing, by sincere questions, and by serving. The wise, who have seen the truth, will teach you.

What it means

Krishna gives three keys to learning. Pranipata, humility, bowing before what you don't yet know. Pariprashna, sincere questions, not to argue but to understand. And seva, service. The wise, those who have seen the truth, will then share their knowledge freely. Humility opens the door.

The story

Arjuna began the Gita arguing. Then he humbled himself and asked Krishna to teach him. That shift made all this teaching possible. Krishna is naming the very attitude Arjuna has discovered.

In your life

Think of an apprentice who asks good questions, helps around the workshop, and soaks up the master's craft. That's how real learning happens. Find someone wiser this month, ask, listen and help.