Bhagavad Gita 3.37 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Because of wanting too much — and the anger that comes from it. That is the real enemy.”
What it means
Krishna answers: “It is desire, and the anger that grows from it, born of restless energy. It is endlessly hungry and destructive. Know it as your real enemy.”
The original Sanskrit
श्रीभगवानुवाच । काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः । महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् ॥
śrībhagavānuvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇasamudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhyenamiha vairiṇam
Translations
Literal translation
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.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- रजोगुण में उत्पन्न हुई यह 'कामना' है, यही क्रोध है; यह महाशना (जिसकी भूख बड़ी हो) और महापापी है, इसे ही तुम यहाँ (इस जगत् में) शत्रु जानो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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