Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 1

सञ्जय उवाच | तं तथा कृपयाविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम् | विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः ||

sañjaya uvāca taṁ tathā kṛpayāviṣṭam aśru-pūrṇākulekṣaṇam viṣīdantam idaṁ vākyam uvāca madhusūdanaḥ

Sanjaya said: To him who was thus overcome with pity, whose eyes were filled with tears and troubled, and who was despondent, Madhusudana spoke these words.

Sanjaya narrates to Dhritarashtra: Arjuna sits paralyzed, tears streaming down his face, overwhelmed by what looks like compassion. But Krishna (Madhusudana—destroyer of the demon Madhu) recognizes something deeper. These aren't tears of wisdom; they're tears of confusion masquerading as virtue. This moment marks the shift from emotional crisis to teaching. What follows isn't comfort—it's clarity about duty, self, and the difference between feelings that guide us and feelings that trap us.