अर्जुन उवाच
3.36 अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः। अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः
arjuna uvāca
atha kena prayukt
Word meanings
atha—then;kena—by what;prayuktaḥ—impelled;ayam—one;pāpam—sins;charati—commit;pūruṣhaḥ—a person;anichchhan—unwillingly;api—even;vārṣhṇeya—he who belongs to the Vrishni clan, Shree Krishna;balāt—by force;iva—as if;niyojitaḥ—engaged
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, "Then, what induces this person of the world to commit sin, even though they do not desire it, as if they are being overpowered by a force?"
Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?
Arjuna said But, impelled by what, O Krsna, does one (practising Jnana Yoga), commit sin even against his own will, constrained as it were, by force?
Arjuna said Now then, O scion of the Vrsni dynasty (Krsna), impelled by what does this man commit sin even against his wish, being constrained by force, as it were?
But impelled by what does man commit sin, though against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), constrained, as it were, by force?
3.38 धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
dhūmen
Word meanings
dhūmena—by smoke;āvriyate—is covered;vahniḥ—fire;yathā—just as;ādarśhaḥ—mirror;malena—by dust;cha—also;yathā—just as;ulbena—by the womb;āvṛitaḥ—is covered;garbhaḥ—embryo;tathā—similarly;tena—by that (desire);idam—this;āvṛitam—is covered
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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As fire is concealed by smoke, a mirror by dirt, and an embryo by its membrane-cover, so He is concealed by this foe.
As fire is shrouded in smoke, a mirror by dust and a child by the womb, so is the universe enveloped in desire.
As a fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, and as an embryo is encased in the membrane, so is this (worldA) enveloped by it (desire).
As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror by dirt, and as a foetus remains enclosed in the womb, so in this shrouded by that.
As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror by dust, and as an embryo by the amnion, so is this enveloped by that.
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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श्रीभगवानुवाच
3.37 काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः। महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्
śrī bhagavān uvāca
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Word meanings
kāmaḥ—desire;eṣhaḥ—this;krodhaḥ—wrath;eṣhaḥ—this;rajaḥ-guṇa—the mode of passion;samudbhavaḥ—born of;mahā-aśhanaḥ—all-devouring;mahā-pāpmā—greatly sinful;viddhi—know;enam—this;iha—in the material world;vairiṇam—the enemy
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Bhagavat said, "This desire, this wrath, born of the Rajas-strand, is a swallower of festivity and a mighty bestower of sins. Know this to be the enemy here."
Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy.
The Lord said It is desire, it is wrath, born of the Guna of Rajas; it is a great devourer, an impeller to sin. Know this to be the foe here.
The Blessed Lord said This desire, this anger, born of the quality of rajas, is a great devourer, a great sinner. Know this to be the enemy here.
It is desire, it is anger born of the quality of Rajas, all-sinful and all-devouring; know this as the foe here (in this world).
