Sanskrit Verse
Sanjaya uvaca: evam uktva hrishikesham gudakeshahparantapah na yotsya iti govindam uktva tushnim babhuva ha
Translation & Meaning
Sanjaya narrates that Arjuna, after speaking to Krishna, declared he would not fight and fell silent. Arjuna, the conqueror of sleep, told Govinda his resolve and then ceased to speak. His silence here represents the depth of his despair and the completion of his surrender.
Key Teachings
- •Silence after surrender opens the mind to divine teaching
- •The student must exhaust his own reasoning before wisdom can enter
- •Crisis of the soul is the precondition for the highest teaching
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