Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 3: The Path of Action
Bhagavad Gita 3.2
व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे ।
तदेकं वद निश्चित्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम् ॥
vyāmiśreṇeva vākyena buddhiṃ mohayasīva me | tadekaṃ vada niścitya yena śreyo'hamāpnuyām ||
With words that seem to contradict each other, you seem to be confusing my understanding. Tell me decisively the one thing by which I may attain the highest good.
Modern context
'Tell me one thing, definitely.' When we are under strain we want a single clear instruction, not a balanced view. Arjuna says 'as it were' twice: he suspects the confusion is in his own hearing, not in Krishna's words. That small humility keeps the conversation open.