Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 23

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-2 Sankhya Yogaḥ

tam uvāca hṛṣikeśaḥ prasanniva bhārata | senayor ubhayor madhye viṣīdantaṁ idaṁ vacaḥ || 10 || 10. O King, to him who was thus grieving between the two armies, Sri Krishna spoke the following words, as if smiling. Commentary ‘as if smiling,’ [by way of ridicule] — Arjuna was speaking about duty (dharma) which was based on the awareness of the concept of the Self being distinct from the body, but he was torn between contradictory ideas and had suddenly renounced action while standing between the two armies preparing for battle. Sri Krishna spoke to Arjuna ‘as if in jest’, the discourse beginning with; — "There never was a time when I did not exist" , and ending with "I will release you from all hindrances to self-realisation; grieve not!" — which deals with the real nature of the individual Self [jivātman], of the Supreme Self [Paramātman], and of the paths of works (Karma), knowledge (Jñāna) and devotion (Bhakti) which constitute the means for attaining the highest spiritual goal.