| Arjuna said: If You consider that
transcendental
knowledge is better than work then why do You want me to engage in this horrible war, O
Krishna? (3.01)
You seem to confuse my mind by apparently
conflicting words. Tell me, decisively, one thing by which I may attain the Supreme. (3.02)
The Supreme Lord said: In this world, O Arjuna, a
twofold path of Sadhana (or the spiritual practice) has been stated by Me in the past.
The path of Self-knowledge
(or Jnana-yoga) for the contemplative, and the path of unselfish work (or
Karma-yoga) for the active. (3.03)
Jnana-yoga is also called Saamkhya-yoga,
Samnyasa-yoga, and yoga of knowledge. A Jnana-yogi does not consider
oneself the doer of any action, but only an instrument in the hands of
divine for His use. The word Jnana means
metaphysical or transcendental knowledge. One does not attain freedom from the
bondage of Karma
by merely abstaining from work. No one attains perfection by merely giving
up work. (3.04)
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