Bring doubt to wisdom.
Arjuna speaks to Krishna
एतन्मे संशयं कृष्ण छेत्तुमर्हस्यशेषतः |त्वदन्यः संशयस्यास्य छेत्ता न ह्युपपद्यते ||६-३९||
etanme saṃśayaṃ kṛṣṇa chettumarhasyaśeṣataḥ . tvadanyaḥ saṃśayasyāsya chettā na hyupapadyate ||6-39||
Use this verse before asking a spiritual question.
Meaning
O Krishna, please remove this doubt of mine completely; no one but You can remove this doubt.
Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).
In plain words
Arjuna asks Krishna to cut doubt fully.
Word-by-word meaning
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Explanation
This verse models surrender in confusion. Arjuna does not hide doubt; he brings it to Krishna.
Read the traditional commentary
Arjuna closes his line of questioning with a beautiful expression of trust and surrender. He asks Krishna to dispel this samshaya — this doubt — asheshatah, completely, leaving nothing unresolved. And he adds a moving statement of faith: no one but Krishna is capable of cutting through this doubt. He has brought his deepest uncertainty to the only one he believes can truly resolve it.
This verse models the right relationship between seeker and teacher. Arjuna does not wrestle alone with a doubt too great for him, nor does he pretend it does not exist. He brings it openly and humbly to his guide, confident that genuine wisdom can dissolve what mere argument cannot.
The word chettum, 'to cut', suggests a doubt severed cleanly at the root, not merely soothed. By placing his confusion entirely in Krishna's hands, Arjuna shows the trust that makes real teaching possible — and prepares the ground to receive an answer that will lay his fear completely to rest.
In daily life
Ask sincerely instead of staying silently confused.
A person can journal a question and seek Gita-based guidance.
Try this today
Write one doubt as a prayer question.
I bring my doubt to Krishna with humility.Reflect
What doubt do I need Krishna to cut?
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What does ‘संशयस्य अस्य छेत्ता’ mean in this verse?
The Gita on trust, in other chapters
- Verse 10.14 · ArjunaMature faith wholeheartedly trusts the truth while bowing humbly before what remains beyond all comprehension.
- Verse 4.4 · ArjunaSincere questioning, free of both blind acceptance and cynical dismissal, is the doorway to deeper understanding.
- Verse 18.66Surrender wholly to the Divine, release anxious self-reliance, and trust completely that grace will free you.
- Verse 7.1Knowledge of the Divine ripens not from argument but from a mind anchored in Him, steady practice, and wholehearted refuge.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 6.39
Who says Bhagavad Gita 6.39, and to whom?
Arjuna speaks to Krishna in verse 6.39, in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga (Dhyana Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 6.39 mean?
O Krishna, please remove this doubt of mine completely; no one but You can remove this doubt. (Translation: Gita Guidance (original English rendering).)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 6.39 for daily life?
Ask sincerely instead of staying silently confused. A person can journal a question and seek Gita-based guidance.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 6.39 mean?
एतत् मे संशयम् — this doubt of mine; कृष्ण — O Krishna; छेत्तुम् अर्हसि अशेषतः — You are able to dispel completely; त्वत् अन्यः — other than You; संशयस्य अस्य छेत्ता — a dispeller of this doubt.
Where does verse 6.39 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 39 of 47 in Chapter 6, Dhyana Yoga. The next verse is 6.40.