Bhagavad Gita 2.7
Arjuna confesses his confusion and asks Krishna to teach him as a disciple who has taken refuge.
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः
पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्॥
kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ
pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dharmasaṃmūḍhacetāḥ
yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṃ brūhi tan me
śiṣyas te 'haṃ śādhi māṃ tvāṃ prapannam
Translation
Arjuna says that pity has crushed his usual self and his mind can no longer tell right from wrong. He asks Krishna to say plainly what is truly best for him, declares himself a student who has come for refuge, and begs to be taught.
Hindi
अर्जुन कहते हैं कि करुणा की दीनता ने उनका स्वभाव दबा दिया है और उनका मन धर्म के विषय में भ्रमित है। वे कृष्ण से निश्चित रूप से जो श्रेयस्कर हो, वह बताने को कहते हैं, और स्वयं को शरण में आया शिष्य मानकर शिक्षा माँगते हैं।
Commentary
This is the turning point of the Gita. Arjuna stops arguing and becomes a student, naming himself a disciple who has taken refuge (sharanagati). He also admits that his mind is confused about dharma. The teaching can now begin, though in 2.8 he first states how deep his grief runs.
