Bhagavad Gita 3.36
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग
Arjuna said · अर्जुन ने कहा
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः ।अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः ॥
atha kena prayukto'yaṃ pāpaṃ carati pūruṣaḥ |anicchannapi vārṣṇeya balādiva niyojitaḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 3.36 in English
Arjuna asks Krishna what pushes a person to do wrong, even against their own will, as if forced by some power.
गीता 3.36 का हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन पूछते हैं: हे कृष्ण, मनुष्य न चाहते हुए भी, मानो किसी ज़बरदस्ती से प्रेरित होकर, पाप क्यों कर बैठता है?
temptationbad habitsaddictionwhy we do wrong
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