“By laying flowers at the Guru's feet, or by merely obeying the Guru's command, is surrender proven?”
Not all the disciples who receive instruction from one and the same Guru attain equal learning. All of them are surely seen listening to the Guru's words and offering him their worship — yet they do not attain equal learning. Have you ever considered why this is so?
Chapter 17 of 35 — 3 parts, 6 min in total.
Eklavya learns archery from a clay statue and surpasses Drona's own students. Arjuna is the best not because he is the most gifted but because he practises when others stop. Ashwatthama has enormous knowledge and almost no restraint, and it destroys him.
The Gita distinguishes jnana, knowledge, from vijnana, knowledge that has been lived and integrated. Information alone changes nothing. What transforms a person is what they do with it, repeatedly, when nobody is watching.