Bhagavad Geeta 3.36
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः। अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
arjuna uvācha atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥ anichchhann api vārṣhṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ
Meaning
We're often driven to act against our values by internal forces—desire, fear, habit—we don't fully recognize. Awareness of these hidden compulsions is the first step...
Translation
Arjuna said, "Now then, O scion of the Vrsni dynasty (Krsna), what compels this man to commit sin even against his will, as if he were constrained by force?"
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: