यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।
ईश्वरः सर्वभूतानां हृद्देशेऽर्जुन तिष्ठति।भ्रामयन्सर्वभूतानि यन्त्रारूढानि मायया।।18.61।।
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम्।।18.62।।
इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।विमृश्यैतदशेषेण यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु।।18.63।।
Though you think ‘I shall not fight’, relying on egotism, this determination of yours is vain. Your nature will impel you!
Being bound by your own duty, born of nature, O son of Kunti, you will, being helpless, verily do that which you do not wish to do, owing to indiscretion.
O Arjuna, the Lord resides in the region of the hearts of all creatures, revolving through Maya all the creatures as though mounted on a machine!
Take refuge in Him alone with your whole being, O scion of the Bharata dynasty. Through His grace, you will attain supreme peace and the eternal abode.
To you I have imparted this knowledge, which is more secret than any secret. Ponder over this as a whole and do as you like.
Osho’s Commentary
If, out of your ego, you say, “I will not fight,” your resolve is in vain. Your own nature, your prakriti, will compel you. You are a Kshatriya, a warrior. Fighting is in your blood. You will have to act according to your nature. And then, the ultimate vision: the Lord dwells in the heart of all, spinning all beings on the wheel of his maya, as if they were mounted on a machine. This is the vision of the divine as the master puppeteer. We are just puppets on a string. Take refuge in him alone, with your whole being. By his grace, you will find supreme peace. And then, Krishna gives Arjuna the ultimate freedom. He says, “I have taught you the most secret of all secrets. Reflect on it fully, and then, yatha icchasi tatha kuru—do as you wish.” A true master never commands. He only gives you light. He shows you the whole map. But the final decision must be yours. Your freedom is sacred.