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Now Krishna will give one more reason why Arjuna should do his duty: Bg 3.8 niyataṁ kuru karma tvaṁ karma jyāyo hy akarmaṇaḥ śarīra-yātrāpi [...]

Bg 3.2vyāmiśreṇeva vākyenabuddhiṁ mohayasīva metad ekaṁ vada niścityayena śreyo ’ham āpnuyāmWord for word:vyāmiśreṇa — by equivocal; iva — certainly; vākyena — words; buddhim — intelligence; [...]

Bg 3.28 tattva-vit tu mahā-bāho guṇa-karma-vibhāgayoḥ guṇā guṇeṣu vartanta iti matvā na sajjate Word for word:  tattva-vit — the knower of the Absolute Truth; tu [...]

 BG 4 SP called this chapter Transcendental Knowledge it deals with spiritual knowledge, Gita Press BG has called it is Jayana-Karma-Sanyas Yoga. Different Acharyas has [...]

Bg 4.5 śrī-bhagavān uvāca bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava cārjuna tāny ahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha paran-tapa Word for word:  śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the [...]

Now Krishna will say how activity is preferable to renunciation Bg 3.7 yas tv indriyāṇi manasā niyamyārabhate ’rjuna karmendriyaiḥ karma-yogam asaktaḥ sa viśiṣyate Word for [...]

Bg 3.38 dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśo malena ca yatholbenāvṛto garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛtam Word for word:  dhūmena — by smoke; āvriyate — is covered; vahniḥ — [...]

Now Krishna explains the same point and will explain it further Bg 3.29 prakṛter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu tān akṛtsna-vido mandān kṛtsna-vin na vicālayet Word for [...]

3.1-3.9: KarmaYoga is better for you if you are not qualified for Jnana Yoga. 3.10-3.16: If you are not qualified even for Karma Yoga then [...]

Bg 4.21 nirāśīr yata-cittātmā tyakta-sarva-parigrahaḥ śārīraṁ kevalaṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam Synonyms:  nirāśīḥ — without desire for the result; yata — controlled; citta-ātmā — mind and intelligence; tyakta — giving up; sarva — all; parigrahaḥ — [...]

Bg 3.19 tasmād asaktaḥ satataṁ kāryaṁ karma samācara asakto hy ācaran karma param āpnoti pūruṣaḥ Word for word:  tasmāt — therefore; asaktaḥ — without attachment; [...]

Bg 3.20 karmaṇaiva hi saṁsiddhim āsthitā janakādayaḥ loka-saṅgraham evāpi sampaśyan kartum arhasi Word for word:  karmaṇā — by work; eva — even; hi — certainly; [...]

If someone is not qualified for Karma Yoga, he can practice Karma Kanda:1-10: Karma Yoga is better for you, as you are not qualified for [...]

  So now Krishna answers Arjuna’s question about Varnashankara here.   Bg 3.23 yadi hy ahaṁ na varteyaṁ jātu karmaṇy atandritaḥ mama vartmānuvartante manuṣyāḥ pārtha [...]

Now Krishna says yes such a person doesn’t need to do any duty, now He will twist this argument and says yeah but there is [...]

Bg 3.13 yajna-sishtasinah santo mucyante sarva-kilbishaih bhunjate te tv agham papa ye pacanty atma-karanat SYNONYMS yajna-sishta -- of food taken after performance of yajna; asinah [...]

so next verse Krishna will tell what is vision of Avidvan and what is the vision of Vidvan   We are discussing 4th section how [...]

Bg 3.15 karma brahmodbhavaṁ viddhi brahmākṣara-samudbhavam tasmāt sarva-gataṁ brahma nityaṁ yajñe pratiṣṭhitam Word for word:  karma — work; brahma — from the Vedas; udbhavam — [...]

1-10: Arjuna’s further doubts and surrender Arjuna has substantiate his reasoning with further point… BG 2.5 gurun ahatva hi mahanubhavan sreyo bhoktum bhaikshyam apiha [...]