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Chapter 3, Verse 40

Chapter 3 · bhakti-yoga

Shloka

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते | एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ||३-४०||

indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate . etairvimohayatyeṣa jñānamāvṛtya dehinam ||3-40||

English Meaning

English Meaning

The senses, the mind and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these it deludes the embodied by veiling his wisdom.

Hindi Meaning

इन्द्रियाँ,  मन और बुद्धि इसके निवास स्थान कहे जाते हैं;  यह काम इनके द्वारा ही ज्ञान को आच्छादित करके देही पुरुष को मोहित करता है।।

Russian Meaning

. Говорят, что чувства, ум и интеллект являются его вместилищем; через них оно вводит в заблуждение воплощенного, скрывая его мудрость.

Spanish Meaning

Se dice que los sentidos, la mente y el intelecto son su asiento; a través de ellos engaña al encarnado velando su sabiduría.

Commentary

If the abode of the enemy is known it is ite easy to kill him. So Lord Krishna like a wise army general points out to Arjuna the abode of desire so that he may be able to attack it and kill it ite readily.

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