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Bhagavad Gita 3.37
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Sanskrit
श्री भगवानुवाच
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्
काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।
महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्
Transliteration
śhrī bhagavān uvācha
kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ
mahāśhano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairiṇam
kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ
mahāśhano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairiṇam
Synonyms
dhūmena: by smoke;
āvriyate: is covered;
vahniḥ: fire;
yathā: just as;
ādarśaḥ: mirror;
malena: by dust;
ca: also;
yathā: just as;
ulbena: by the womb;
āvṛtaḥ: is covered;
garbhaḥ: embryo;
tathā: so;
tena: by that lust;
idam: this;
āvṛtam: is covered .;
English Meaning
As fire is covered by smoke, as a mirror is covered by dust, or as the embryo is covered by the womb, the living entity is similarly covered by different degrees of this lust.
Life Theme
Selfless Action
Life Application
Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.