Bhagavad Gita 2.63 meaningEffects of anger on consciousness
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Anger makes you confused. Confusion makes you forget what’s right. Then you fall.”
What it means
“Anger clouds judgement. Clouded judgement makes you forget what you've learned. When you forget, you lose your good sense — and then you fall.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Krodhad Bhavati Sammohah”
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥
krodhādbhavati sammohaḥ sammohātsmṛtivibhramaḥ smṛtibhraṃśād buddhināśo buddhināśātpraṇaśyati
Translations
Literal translation
From anger follows delusion; from delusion, failure of memory; from failure of memory, the loss of understanding; from the loss of understanding, he perishes.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
क्रोध से उत्पन्न होता है मोह और मोह से स्मृति विभ्रम। स्मृति के भ्रमित होने पर बुद्धि का नाश होता है और बुद्धि के नाश होने से वह मनुष्य नष्ट हो जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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