Bhagavad Gita 3.43 meaningConquering desire
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Remember who you really are, and you can beat any craving.”
What it means
“Knowing that your true self is higher than the intellect, steady yourself from within and defeat this hard-to-beat enemy called desire.”
The original Sanskrit
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना । जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम् ॥
evaṃ buddheḥ paraṃ buddhvā saṃstabhyātmānamātmanā jahi śatruṃ mahābāho kāmarūpaṃ durāsadam
Translations
Literal translation
Understanding the Self thus as superior to the intellect, and completely establishing (the Self) is spiritual absorption with the (help of) the mind, O mighty-armed one, vanish the enemy in the form of desire, which is difficult to subdue.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस प्रकार बुद्धि से परे (शुद्ध) आत्मा को जानकर आत्मा (बुद्धि) के द्व ारा आत्मा (मन) को वश में करके, हे महाबाहो ! तुम इस दुर्जेय (दुरासदम्) कामरूप शत्रु को मारो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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