Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 3.38

Sanskrit

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।

dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam

Meaning

Your judgment becomes clouded by obstacles—clear the mental clutter blocking your vision before making critical decisions.

Translation

As fire is enveloped by smoke, as a mirror is obscured by dirt, and as a fetus remains enclosed in the womb, so is this shrouded by that.

Related Topics

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