अर्जुन उवाच
परं ब्रह्म परं धाम पवित्रं परमं भवान्।
पुरुषं शाश्वतं दिव्यमादिदेवमजं विभुम्।।10.12।।
आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।
असितो देवलो व्यासः स्वयं चैव ब्रवीषि मे।।10.13।।
सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।
न हि ते भगवन् व्यक्ितं विदुर्देवा न दानवाः।।10.14।।
Arjuna said, “You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages, as well as the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa [Although Narada and the other sages are already mentioned by the words ‘all the sages’, they are still named separately due to their eminence. Asita is the father of Devala.] call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself indeed tell me this.”
Arjuna said, “You are the supreme Brahman, the supreme Light, the supreme Sanctifier. All the sages, as well as the divine sage Narada, Asita, Devala, and Vyasa [Although Narada and the other sages are already mentioned by the words ‘all the sages’, they are still named separately due to their eminence. Asita is the father of Devala.] call You the eternal divine Person, the Primal God, the Birthless, the Omnipresent; and You Yourself indeed tell me this.”
O Kesava, I accept as true all that You have told me. Certainly, O Lord, neither the gods nor the demons can comprehend Your glory.
Osho’s Commentary
On the surface, it seems Arjuna has accepted everything. He repeats all the highest praises. He says, “You are the Supreme Brahman, the eternal person.” And he brings in witnesses—Narada, Asita, Devala, Vyasa. He says, “All these great sages say so, and you yourself are saying so to me. Therefore, I believe it to be true.” But look carefully. Is this true acceptance? Or is it an argument of the mind? He is still relying on witnesses. He is still standing outside. If the acceptance were total, the Gita would have ended here. But it does not. Arjuna is convinced, but not transformed. He is intellectually persuaded, but not existentially moved. It is as if a man standing before the sun says, “Yes, I believe you are the sun, because the scriptures say so, and all the wise men say so.” But he has not opened his own eyes to see. This is the state of the intellectual believer. His belief is borrowed. It is not a direct perception. And a belief that is borrowed can be shaken by the slightest doubt. Arjuna’s acceptance is conditional. It is based on the authority of others. It has not yet become his own truth. And as long as a truth is not your own, it is a lie.