Chapter3 Shloka1 - Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Shrimad Bhagvad Gita

Chapter 3 : Karma Yoga - The Yoga of action

Ch 03 : Sh 01

अर्जुन उवाच
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन ।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥

Transliteration

arjuna uvāca
jyāyasī cet karmaṇaste matā buddhir-janārdana |
tat kiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ niyojayasi keśava ||

Translation

If, O Krishna you consider that Buddhi (mind-development) is superior to Karma (action), why do you urge me to engage in this terrible deed?

Purport