B.G 3.01 and 02
arjuna uvāca-
jyāyasī cēt karmaṇastē matā budidharjanārdana। tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghōrē māṁ niyōjayasi kēśava ॥1॥
vyāmiśrēṇaiva vākyēna budidhaṁ mōhayasīva mē। tadēkaṁ vada niścitya yēna śrēyōhamāpnuyām ॥2॥
Arjuna askes:
Oh Janārdana, the supporter of beings, if intelligence is superior to action is your opinion, why are you urging me to do this terrible action? Oh Kēshava, one who attracts, by these mixed statements, the intellect of mine is confused. Therefore, tell me definitively one thing by which wellbeing of mine is possible.
Gīta Bhāshya 3.01 and 02
The statement "inferior is the action" in 2.49 is the seed for current questioning.
ātmasvarūpaṁ jñānasādhanaṁ cōktaṁ pūrvatra। jñānasādhanatvēna akarma vinindya karma vidhīyatē uttarādhyāyē।
The essential nature of the Ātman and the practice to be adopted to gain that wisdom was described in the previous chapter. In order to attain the stated wisdom, in the next chapter, inaction is condemned and the desirable action is prescribed.
karmaṇaḥ jñānam atyuttamam ityabhihitaṁ bhagavatā "dūrēṇa hyavaram karma" ityādau। ēvaṁ cēt kimiti karmaṇi ghōrē yuddhākhyē niyōjayasi nivr̥ttadharmān vihāya ityāha- jyāyasīti।
The lord has praised knowledge as superior compared to action in the verse 2.49 by stating "inferior is the action". Why then are you urging me to engage in the terrible war, leaving aside the renunciate duties? - is the question Arjuna asks in 'jyāyasī' verse.
karmaṇaḥ sakāśāt buddhiḥ jyāyasī cēt tē tava matā tattarhi ॥1, 2॥
'karmaṇastē matā' word is used in the verse to mean, "If intelligence is superior to action, what is your opinion?"
