Sanskrit Verse
katha na jneyam asmabhih papad asman nivartitum, kula-kshaya-kritam dosham prapashyadbhir janardana
Translation & Meaning
Arjuna asks: why should we not have the wisdom to turn back from this sin, O Janardana, we who can see the evil of destroying the family? He appeals to superior moral perception as the basis for withdrawal, but his perception is clouded by sorrow — a distinction Krishna will carefully draw out.
Key Teachings
- •The capacity to see evil does not automatically prescribe the right response to it
- •Wisdom lies not in what we perceive but in how accurately we interpret what we see
- •Grief-clouded vision can present avoidance as wisdom when it is actually fear in disguise
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