Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: The Path of Understanding

Bhagavad Gita 2.7

kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dharmasaṃmūḍhacetāḥ | yacchreyaḥ syānniścitaṃ brūhi tanme śiṣyaste'haṃ śādhi māṃ tvāṃ prapannam ||

My nature is overcome by weak-hearted pity and my mind is confused about my duty. I ask you: tell me for certain what is best. I am your student. Teach me, for I have taken refuge in you.

Modern context

This is the turning point of the whole book. Arjuna stops arguing and asks: 'I am confused about what is right. I am your student. Teach me.' Until now Krishna has been his friend and driver; from this sentence he is his teacher. No one can be taught until they ask, and asking takes more courage than arguing.