The Yoga of Knowledge

After teaching universal truths about the soul, Krishna shifts to the specific: your personal dharma. 'Sva-dharmam avekṣya' (considering your own duty)—not universal ideals but what's aligned with YOUR nature and circumstances. For Arjuna, a kṣatriya (warrior), fighting this 'dharmyād yuddhāt' (righteous war)—one fought for justice after all peaceful means failed—IS his path. Krishna's radical claim: 'śreyaḥ anyat na vidyate' (nothing more beneficial exists). Following your authentic nature, even if challenging, beats imitating someone else's 'higher' path (para-dharma). Arjuna wants to escape into renunciation, but that's not his nature. Your liberation comes through YOUR path, not borrowed ideals.