| Arjuna. Thou whom all mortals praise,
Janardana! If meditation be a nobler thing Than action, wherefore, then,
grea Kesava! Dost thou impel me to this dreadful fight? Now am I by thy doubtful speech
disturbed! Tell me one thing, and tell me certainly; By what road shall
I find the better end?
Krishna. I told thee, blameless Lord! there be
paths Shown to this world; two schools of wisdom. First The
Sankhya's, which doth save in way of works Prescribed by reason; next, the Yog, which bids
Attain by meditation, spiritually: Yet these are one! No man shall 'scape from act
By shunning action; nay, and none shall come By mere renouncements unto
perfectness.
Nay, and no jot of time, at any time, Rests any actionless; his nature's
law Compels him, even unwilling, into act; [For thought is act in fancy].
He who sits Suppressing all the instruments of flesh, Yet in his idle
heart thinking on them, Plays the inept and guilty hypocrite: But he
who, with strong body serving mind, Gives up his mortal powers to worthy work, Not seeking gain,
Arjuna! such an one Is honourable.
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