Bhagavad Gita 3.29 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Be patient with people who are still learning.”
What it means
“People caught up in nature's forces cling to their activities. Those who understand shouldn't confuse those who don't yet.”
The original Sanskrit
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु । तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत् ॥
prakṛterguṇasammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇakarmasu tānakṛtsnavido mandānkṛtsnavinna vicālayet
Translations
Literal translation
Those who are wholly deluded by the gunas of Nature become attached to the activities of the gunas. The knower of the All should not disturb those of dull intellect, who do not know the All.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
प्रकृति के गुणों से मोहित हुए पुरुष गुण और कर्म में आसक्त होते हैं, उन अपूर्ण ज्ञान वाले ( अकृत्स्नविद:) मंदबुद्धि पुरुषों को पूर्ण ज्ञान प्राप्त पुरुष विचलित न करे।
Swami Tejomayananda
Go deeper
Commentaries
How great teachers across 1,200 years have explained this verse.
Loading commentaries…
Keep reading · 3.30“Offer all your actions to me. Keep your mind on the deepest self, drop expectations and the sense of ‘mine’, and fight without inner fever.”