Chapter 18 • Verse 31

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

yaya dharmam adharmam ca karyam cakaryam eva ca ayathavat prajanati buddhi sa partha rajasi

Translation & Meaning

The intellect that incorrectly understands righteousness and unrighteousness, and what should be done and what should not be done — that intellect is rajasic, O Arjuna. Rajasic understanding is distorted by passion and self-interest.

Key Teachings

  • Rajasic intellect confuses dharma with adharma due to passion and bias
  • Incorrect perception of right and wrong action is a hallmark of rajas
  • Self-interest corrupts the discriminative faculty and produces erroneous judgment

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