Bhagavad Gita 4.42 · Krishna
Cut the doubt. Stand up.
तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः।
छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत॥
tasmādajñānasambhūtaṃ hṛtsthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥchittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃ yogamātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata
So cut this doubt in your heart, born of not knowing, with the sword of knowledge. Rest in yoga. Stand up, Bharata.
Words
- jñāna
- yoga
What it means
Krishna ends the chapter with a call. The doubt in Arjuna's heart was born of ajnana, not knowing. Now he has the sword of jnana, knowledge. Cut through the doubt, Krishna says. Take refuge in yoga, steady, offered action. And uttishtha. Stand up.
The story
The only sword Krishna hands Arjuna is a sword of understanding, aimed at his own confusion. It's the third time he's said stand up. Each time, Arjuna is a little more ready to hear it.
In your life
Imagine someone who's doubted for months whether to leave a job that's slowly harming them. One honest conversation cuts the doubt. Name the doubt you're carrying. Look at it clearly. Then stand up.
Cut through the doubt. Stand up.