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What is DHARMA - BG 2.7

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कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः
पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः ।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्‍चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम् ॥ ७ ॥

kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ
pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ
yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me
śiṣyas te ’haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam

Synonyms

kārpaṇya — of miserliness; doṣa — by the weakness; upahata — being afflicted; svabhāvaḥ — characteristics; pṛcchāmi — I am asking; tvām — unto You; dharma — religion; sammūḍha — bewildered; cetāḥ — in heart; yat — what; śreyaḥ — all-good; syāt — may be; niścitam — confidently; brūhi — tell; tat — that; me — unto me; śiṣyaḥ — disciple; te — Your; aham — I am; śādhi — just instruct; mām — me; tvām — unto You; prapannam — surrendered.

Translation

Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this condition I am asking You to tell me for certain what is best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
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  1. Arjuna - first understand that you are not the body but an eternal Spirit Soul. The Soul belongs to the Spiritual world and needs to go there from this material world.
  2. However the SOUL will remain STUCK in this world for two reasons:
    1. t will do some work and the results will give good Karmic reactions or bad -- BOTH will require him to stay in this world to enjoy or suffer. That is why KRISHNA is saying don't take the result -- give it to me and you will not get any reactions (good and bad).
    2. The soul will enjoy in this world with the senses and develop unlimited desires -- this DESIRE TO ENJOY will trap him here because KRISHNA facilitates every desire. That is why KRISHNA is saying engage your senses in my service  and by doing this your desires will be purified and when fully purified you will not have any desire to enjoy this world and you will go back to KRISHNA.
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