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Chapter 4
Link:—In the preceding verse, the Lord declared, "Doubts are destroyed by knowledge, and affinity for actions, is renounced by equanimity." Now in the next verse, He orders Arjuna to resort to Yoga, having cut asunder his doubt.
tasmadajnanasambhutam hrtstham jnanasinatmanah
chittvainam samsayam yogamatisthottistha bharata
Therefore, having cut asunder, with the sword of knowledge (jnana), any doubt in thy heart, that is born of ignorance, while taking shelter in Yoga and then stand up (for the fight), 0 Bharata (Arjuna). 42
Comment:-
Tasmadajnanasambhatam hrtstham jnanasinatmanah chittvainam samsayam:—In the preceding verse, the Lord declared, "He who has renounced affinity for all actions by Yoga (equanimity), whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed— actions do not bind him i.e., he is liberated from the bondage of birth and death. Therefore, He by using the term Tasmat' (therefore), inspires Arjuna to perform his duty. Arjuna had a doubt how the cruel deed of fighting, would lead him to salvation. Moreover, he was in a dilemma, whether he should follow the Discipline of Action or that of Knowledge. So the Lord advises him, to remove his doubt, so that he may perform his duty scrupulously. A doubting soul, can, never perform his duty efficiently.
The expression 'ajnanasambhutam' (born of ignorance), means that all doubts are born out of ignorance i.e., when a man does not understand the true nature of actions and Yoga. Ignorance, consists in regarding actions and objects, as one's own and for one's own self. So long as, there is ignorance, doubt resides in the heart, because actions and objects are perishable, while the self is imperishable.
In the third chapter, emphasis has been laid on the performance (discharge) of duty, while in the fourth chapter, there is an emphasis on knowing the math, about Karmayoga. The reason is, that action can be performed scrupulously, only when reality is known about it. Moreover, if the truth about actions is known, such actions, which bind a man, can liberate him from bondage (Gita 4116,32). Therefore, in this chapter, the Lord has laid special emphasis on, knowing the truth about actions.
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