A core teaching · devotional in mood · a little context helps
“Clear hearts stop wavering and move toward the divine with resolve.”
But those whose wrongdoing has been cleared away, and whose good deeds have matured, are freed from confusion and worship me with firm resolve.
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.
Read literallyof whom · but · ended, destroyed · wrongdoing · of people · whose actions are meritorious · they · freed from the confusion of opposites · worship, serve · me · firmly resolved
People whose harmful impulses have been cleared and whose good actions have ripened are no longer torn by confusion. With steady commitment, they turn toward Krishna.
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Jnana Vijnana Yoga" (Knowledge and Wisdom).
Verse 28 sits in Chapter 7 of the Bhagavad Gita — Jnana Vijnana Yoga, "Knowledge and Wisdom". The chapter has 30 verses in total.
You sit in the car after a hard conversation, replaying every sentence and feeling split in two. The mind that has stopped feeding its own confusion can finally choose cleanly.
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It shifts the focus from divided impulse to steadiness of commitment.
What this verse means
People whose harmful impulses have been cleared and whose good actions have ripened are no longer torn by confusion. With steady commitment, they turn toward Krishna.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield, Arjuna is trapped between duty and grief. Krishna explains that only people whose inner corruption has thinned and whose good actions have ripened can move beyond confusion and turn toward him with steady resolve.
Why this verse still matters
You sit in the car after a hard conversation, replaying every sentence and feeling split in two. The mind that has stopped feeding its own confusion can finally choose cleanly.
“Clarity feels possible again when inner conflict stops pulling you apart.”