Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 3.37

Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः। महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha kāma eṣha krodha eṣha rajo-guṇa-samudbhavaḥ mahāśhano mahā-pāpmā viddhyenam iha vairiṇam

Meaning

Unchecked ambition and reactive anger cloud judgment and derail success. Recognize these impulses as your true adversary, not external obstacles.

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "This desire, this anger, born of the quality of rajas, is a great devourer, a great source of sin. Know this to be the enemy here."

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: