Bhagavad Gita 3.40
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते ।एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ॥
indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate |etairvimohayatyeṣa jñānamāvṛtya dehinam ||
Meaning of Gita 3.40 in English
The senses, the mind and the intellect are said to be where desire lives. Through them it covers true knowledge and confuses the person.
गीता 3.40 का हिंदी अर्थ
इंद्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि कामना के रहने के स्थान हैं। इन्हीं के द्वारा वह ज्ञान को ढककर मनुष्य को मोहित करती है।
desirecontrolling the mindconfusion
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