Bhagavad Gita 4.40
Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action) · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग
अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति ।नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः ॥
ajñaścāśraddadhānaśca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati |nāyaṃ loko'sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 4.40 in English
Someone who lacks understanding and faith and is full of doubt is ruined. For a doubting mind there is happiness neither in this world nor the next.
गीता 4.40 का हिंदी अर्थ
जो विवेकहीन है, श्रद्धा नहीं रखता और हर बात पर संदेह करता है, उसका पतन हो जाता है। संदेह करने वाले को न यह लोक सुख देता है, न परलोक।
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