Bhagavad Gita 7.27 meaningSeeing the divine in everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“From birth, likes and dislikes confuse everyone.”
What it means
“From birth, all beings are confused by the pull of opposites — likes and dislikes.”
The original Sanskrit
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत । सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥
icchādveṣasamutthena dvandvamohena bhārata sarvabhūtāni sammohaṃ sarge yānti parantapa
Translations
Literal translation
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, O destroyer of foes, due to the delusion of duality arising from likes and dislikes, all creatures become bewildered at the time of their birth.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे परन्तप भारत ! इच्छा और द्वेष से उत्पन्न द्वन्द्वमोह से भूतमात्र उत्पत्ति काल में ही संमोह (अविवेक) को प्राप्त होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 7.28“But people whose good actions have cleared away their faults, free from this confusion of opposites, love me with steady resolve.”