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God Alone Is All Capable To Remove Ignorance

एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषत: |
त्वदन्य: संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते || 6.39||

etan me sanśhayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa chhettum arhasyaśheṣhataḥ
tvad-anyaḥ sanśhayasyāsya chhettā na hyupapadyate|| 6.39||

Shloka Translation
BG – Ch. 6- Ver. 39:

Only you, O Krishna, are worthy of dispelling my doubt. No one else is capable of dispelling this doubt except you.

Explanation

Ignorance breeds doubts, and knowledge breeds the ability to dismiss doubts. Theoretical understanding of the scriptures is insufficient to alleviate doubts, because the scriptures include numerous apparent conflicts that can only be resolved by realisation. God-realized Saints do have some realised knowledge, but it is restricted. Although such realised Saints have the ability to dispel doubts, they cannot compete with God, who is all-knowing. Because God is omniscient and all-powerful he is supremely capable of erasing all ignorance.

By this time, Arjuna had realised that Shri Krishna was more than just his charioteer and friend. Shri Krishna even refers to himself as Ishvara in various shlokas. Only Ishvara, who is beyond the material world, can respond to a query that transcends the material world. As a result, Arjuna thought it appropriate to ask Shri Krishna such a question.

Verse & what we can learn

A spiritual student should have confidence in the divine and should sincerely surrender himself to the divine to remove ignorance and progress.

To acquire knowledge and to implement that knowledge in life one needs to be mentally and physically active and healthy and for that daily meditation is a great tool.

There are various types of meditation like Buddhist meditation, heartfulness meditation, mindfulness meditation, meditation for stress, and each meditation benefits are countless. There are also numerous meditation techniques for beginners which help in practicing daily meditation so go ahead and start your journey towards a peaceful and balanced life.

In the Next verses, Shri Krishna clears all the doubts of Arjuna.

Let’s learn to live with “The Gita” via Meditation Affinity…