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Let’s explore Chapter 2 — Sankhya Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita, the heart and foundation of the entire scripture — where Krishna begins His divine teaching.

“The Yoga of Knowledge and Wisdom”

📜 Verses: 72

🌄 1️⃣ Beginning — Arjuna’s Breakdown Continues

After Chapter 1’s emotional storm, Arjuna is still paralyzed by grief and confusion.
He surrenders completely to Krishna, saying:

“Kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ pr̥cchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ”
“My nature is overcome by weakness and confusion. I ask You — tell me clearly what is right for me.” (BG 2.7)

This is the turning point —
Arjuna is no longer speaking as a prince but as a disciple seeking divine wisdom.

🌞 2️⃣ Krishna’s First Lesson — The Soul Is Eternal

Krishna begins by revealing the core truth of existence —the distinction between the body and the Ātman (Soul).

“Nāyaṁ bhūto na bhaviṣyati.”
“The soul was never born and will never die.” (BG 2.20)

💫 Key Concepts:

• The body is perishable; the soul is immortal.

• Birth and death are like changing clothes —

  “As a man discards worn-out garments and wears new ones, so the soul discards old bodies and takes new ones.” (BG 2.22)

🌼 Message: Arjuna, you cannot kill anyone nor be killed — the soul is beyond destruction.

⚔️ 3️⃣ The Call to Duty — Karma Yoga Begins

Krishna now reminds Arjuna of his Kshatriya dharma (duty as a warrior):

“Sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau”
“Perform your duty with equanimity — treating success and failure alike.” (BG 2.38)

This is the seed of Karma Yoga — the Yoga of Selfless Action.

🕊️ Act without attachment

• Perform your duty

• Don’t worry about the result

• Focus on action, not outcome

“Karmanye vadhikāraste mā phaleṣu kadācana.”
(You have the right to perform your duty, but not to the fruits thereof.) — BG 2.47

🧘‍♂️ 4️⃣ Sankhya — The Path of Knowledge

Here, Sankhya means “true understanding” or “wisdom through discrimination.”

Krishna explains how knowledge frees the mind from confusion.

🌸 Krishna teaches balance — to rise above the opposites of pleasure and pain, success and failure, gain and loss.

🌈 5️⃣ The Wise Person — Sthitaprajña (स्थितप्रज्ञ)

Krishna describes the ideal spiritual person —
the one who has steady wisdom and is unmoved by desires or emotions.

“Prajahāti yadā kāmān sarvān pārtha manogatān.”
“When one gives up all desires born of the mind and finds contentment in the Self alone, that person is of steady wisdom.” (BG 2.55)

🪷 A Sthitaprajña:

• Is calm amidst chaos

• Neither rejoices nor despairs

• Has conquered anger, greed, and ego

• Is inwardly peaceful, like a still lake

🔱 6️⃣ End of the Chapter — Foundation of the Gita

Krishna concludes with a vision of the perfect yogi —
one who acts without attachment, guided by knowledge and peace.

“Eṣā brāhmī sthitiḥ pārtha”
“This is the divine state of being, O Arjuna.” (BG 2.72)

This chapter sets the tone for the remaining 16 chapters — each expanding on the paths of knowledge, action, devotion, and meditation.

🎨 Summary Snapshot

🌺 ✨ Essence of Sankhya Yoga

“When you understand that the Self is eternal, your sorrow ends.”

It teaches us:

• To rise above fear and attachment

• To perform our duty selflessly

• To anchor our mind in inner peace

• To begin the journey from confusion → clarity → consciousness