Bhagavad Gita 3.41 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“So first, gently guide your senses. Then you can beat it.”
What it means
“So first take charge of your senses, Arjuna, and then defeat this destroyer of wisdom and insight.”
The original Sanskrit
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ । पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ॥
tasmāttvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣabha pāpmānaṃ prajahi hyenaṃ jñānavijñānanāśanam
Translations
Literal translation
Therefore, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, after first controlling the organs, renounce this one which is sinful and a destroyer of learning and wisdom.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इसलिये, हे अर्जुन ! तुम पहले इन्द्रियों को वश में करके, ज्ञान और विज्ञान के नाशक इस कामरूप पापी को नष्ट करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 3.42“The senses are powerful, the mind is more powerful than the senses, the intellect is more powerful than the mind — and the deepest self is beyond even the intellect.”