Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 4.42

Sanskrit

तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः। छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत।।4.42।।

tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛit-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ chhittvainaṁ sanśhayaṁ yogam ātiṣhṭhottiṣhṭha bhārata

Meaning

Use disciplined focus and clear thinking to cut through confusion and doubt. Knowledge and decisive action dissolve uncertainty born from incomplete information.

Translation

Therefore, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, take recourse to yoga and rise up, cutting asunder with the sword of knowledge this doubt in your heart, arising from ignorance.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: