Bhagavad Gita 6.38 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Do they lose everything, like a cloud blown apart?”
What it means
“Having lost both worldly success and spiritual success, do they vanish like a cloud torn apart, with nowhere to stand?”
The original Sanskrit
कच्चिन्नोभयविभ्रष्टश्छिन्नाभ्रमिव नश्यति । अप्रतिष्ठो महाबाहो विमूढो ब्रह्मणः पथि ॥
kaccinnobhayavibhraṣṭaśchinnābhramiva naśyati apratiṣṭho mahābāho vimūḍho brahmaṇaḥ pathi
Translations
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे महबाहो ! क्या वह ब्रह्म के मार्ग में मोहित तथा आश्रयरहित पुरुष छिन्न-भिन्न मेघ के समान दोनों ओर से भ्रष्ट हुआ नष्ट तो नहीं हो जाता है?
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 6.39“Please clear this doubt completely, Krishna. No one but you can.”