Kaccin nobhaya-vibhrashtash chinnabhram iva nashyati, apratishthho maha-baho vimudho brahmanah pathi
Does such a person, fallen from both worldly and spiritual paths, not perish like a torn cloud, without support, confused on the path to Brahman? Arjuna expresses the fear of being caught between two worlds — neither fully engaged in the world nor having reached liberation.
- •The fear of being between paths is a genuine human spiritual concern
- •A torn cloud is a perfect metaphor for a half-formed spiritual life
- •This question leads Krishna to give one of the Gita's most compassionate answers