श्रीभगवानुवाच
3.37 काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः। महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्
śrī bhagavān uvāca
kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajo
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).
3.39 आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा। कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च
āvṛtaṃ jñānam
Word meanings
āvṛitam—covered;jñānam—knowledge;etena—by this;jñāninaḥ—of the wise;nitya-vairiṇā—by the perpetual enemy;kāma-rūpeṇa—in the form of desires;kaunteya—Arjun the son of Kunti;duṣhpūreṇa—insatiable;analena—like fire;cha—and
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Kunti! The knowledge of the wise is concealed by this eternal foe, which appears desirable yet is insatiable like fire.
It is the wise man's constant enemy; it tarnishes the face of wisdom. It is as insatiable as a flame of fire.
The knowledge of the intelligent self is enveloped by this constant enemy, O Arjuna, which is of the nature of desire, and which is difficult to gratify and is insatiable.
O son of Kunti, Knowledge is covered by this constant enemy of the wise in the form of desire, which is an insatiable fire.
O Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise in the form of desire, which is unappeasable as fire!
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कर्मयोग
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga
karmayoga
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3.38 धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
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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.
