Bhagavad Gita 3.33 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Everyone acts according to their nature. Forcing yourself doesn’t work.”
What it means
“Even wise people act according to their nature. All beings follow their nature. What can mere suppression achieve?”
The original Sanskrit
सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि । प्रकृतिं यान्ति भूतानि निग्रहः किं करिष्यति ॥
sadṛśaṃ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ prakṛterjñānavānapi prakṛtiṃ yānti bhūtāni nigrahaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati
Translations
Literal translation
Even a man of wisdom behaves according to his own nature. Being follow (their) nature. What can restraint do?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
ज्ञानवान् पुरुष भी अपनी प्रकृति के अनुसार चेष्टा करता है। सभी प्राणी अपनी प्रकृति पर ही जाते हैं, फिर इनमें (किसी का) निग्रह क्या करेगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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