Bhagavad Gita 17.6 meaningYou are what you trust
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“That hurts the body — and God within it.”
What it means
“Foolishly, they torment the elements of their body — and me, who live within it. Know that their resolve is destructive.”
The original Sanskrit
कर्षयन्तः शरीरस्थं भूतग्राममचेतसः । मां चैवान्तःशरीरस्थं तान्विद्ध्यासुरनिश्चयान् ॥
karṣayantaḥ śarīrasthaṃ bhūtagrāmamacetasaḥ māṃ caivāntaḥśarīrasthaṃ tānviddhyāsuraniścayān
Translations
Literal translation
(And who,) being non-discriminating, torture, all the organs in the body as also even Me who reside in the body,-know them as possessed of demoniacal conviction.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और शरीरस्थ भूतसमुदाय को तथा मुझ अन्तर्यामी को भी कृश करने वाले अर्थात् कष्ट पहुँचाने वाले जो अविवेकी ल ोग हैं, उन्हें तुम आसुरी निश्चय वाले जानो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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