Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 3
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते | क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप ||
klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayy upapadyate kṣudraṁ hṛdaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣṭha parantapa
Yield not to unmanliness, O son of Pritha! This does not befit thee. Cast off this petty weakness of heart and arise, O scorcher of foes!
Krishna shifts from questioning to commanding. He gives three sharp imperatives: don't yield to weakness (klaibyam), cast off this petty heart-weakness (kṣudraṁ hṛdaya-daurbalyam), and arise (uttiṣṭha). By calling Arjuna 'Parantapa' (scorcher of foes), Krishna reminds him who he actually is. This verse awakens dormant strength—Krishna isn't adding something new but calling forth what's already there. Your paralysis contradicts your essential nature. Return to who you truly are.