Chapter 6, Verse 46

Krishna now exalts the path of yoga above all others and issues a direct call. The yogi, he declares, is superior to the tapasvi (the ascetic who practices severe austerities), superior even to the jnani (the scholar of scriptural knowledge), and superior to the karmi (the performer of ritual action and good works). The integrated yogi surpasses each because he unites in himself the essence of all three — discipline, wisdom, and action — without their one-sidedness.

The verse culminates in a ringing exhortation: tasmat yogi bhava Arjuna — 'therefore, be a yogi, O Arjuna.' This is the practical conclusion toward which the whole chapter has been building. Having described the goal, the method, the obstacles, and the unfailing reward, Krishna now urges Arjuna personally to take up this supreme path. The teaching is not meant to remain abstract; it issues in a command to act. Of all the noble lives one might pursue, Krishna names the life of the yogi — the one who unites the soul with the Divine — as the highest, and calls his friend to choose it.