Bhagavad Gita 3.36अर्जुन उवाच अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः ॥

arjuna uvācha atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati

pūruṣhaḥ anichchhann api vārṣhṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ

Sanskrit recitation

Desire as the inner enemy · 3.36–3.43 · Teaching

Translation

Arjuna said, "But what compels man to commit sin, even against his wishes, O Varshneya (Krishna), as if constrained by force?"

अर्जुन बोले - हे वार्ष्णेय ! फिर यह मनुष्य न चाहता हुआ भी जबर्दस्ती लगाये हुएकी तरह किससे प्रेरित होकर पापका आचरण करता है?

Varshneya is one born in the family of the Vrishnis, a name of Krishna.

After Swami Sivananda

Desire as the inner enemy· 3.36–3.43→

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