Bhagavad Gita 3.42 meaningWhy action matters
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Your mind is stronger than your senses — and the real you is stronger than all of them.”
What it means
“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.”
The original Sanskrit
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः । मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः ॥
indriyāṇi parāṇyāhurindriyebhyaḥ paraṃ manaḥ manasastu parā buddhiryo buddheḥ paratastu saḥ
Translations
Literal translation
They say that the organs are superior (to the gross body); the mind is superior to the organs; but the intellect is superior to the mind. However, the one who is superior to the intellect is He.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(शरीर से) परे (श्रेष्ठ) इन्द्रियाँ कही जाती हैं; इन्द्रियों से परे मन है और मन से परे बुद्धि है, और जो बुद्धि से भी परे है, वह है आत्मा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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