karmayoga - Verse śloka 1
śloka 1
arjuna uvāca |
jyāyasī cetkarmaṇaste matā buddhirjanārdana |
tatkiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ niyojayasi keśava ||3-1||
Translation
O Janardana! If you hold that knowledge is superior to action, then why, O Keshava, do you engage me in this terrible action?