The soul remains unchanged and is indestructible and unimaginable. Upon death, the soul leaves this body and enters into a new body. Shri Krishna tells Arjun – there has never been a time when we never existed or will cease to exist. Upon seeing Arjun get emotional about the death of his beloved ones, Shri Krishna enlightens Arjun on 4 topics – Soul, Dharma, Karma and Senses. He further says – I have forgotten my duty and asks Shri Krishna to lead him on the righteous path. Even if he was to win the battle, he will have to live with the grief of the death of Dhrirashtra’s sons.
If he surrenders to such weakness, he will not attain heaven but on the contrary it will lead to his disgrace.Īrjun tells Shri Krishna – how can he shoot arrows at his Gurus? Rather than performing such an act it will be better to beg. Shri Krishna tries to motivate Arjun and tells him that he shouldn’t surrender to the weakness of the mind. And if I have added my own comment, I have highlighted the same in italics.Ĭhapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga/Path of Knowledge) Summary – In this post, I have tried to retain the discourse between Shri Krishna and Arjun in as much original form as possible, but have attempted to simplify it. In continuation to my earlier post on summary of Chapter 1, here is the summary of Chapter 2.
