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Bhagavad Gita 9.11
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Sanskrit
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्
परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्
Transliteration
avajānanti māṁ mūḍhā mānuṣhīṁ tanum āśhritam
paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśhvaram
paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mama bhūta-maheśhvaram
Synonyms
mogha: āśāḥ — baffled in their hopes;
mogha: karmāṇaḥ — baffled in fruitive activities;
mogha: jñānāḥ — baffled in knowledge;
vicetasaḥ: bewildered;
rākṣasīm: demonic;
āsurīm: atheistic;
ca: and;
eva: certainly;
prakṛtim: nature;
mohinīm: bewildering;
śritāḥ: taking shelter of .;
English Meaning
Those who are thus bewildered are attracted by demonic and atheistic views. In that deluded condition, their hopes for liberation, their fruitive activities, and their culture of knowledge are all defeated.
Life Theme
Devotion and Faith
Life Application
Trusting that sincere effort and faith can guide us through uncertainty.