Chapter 3 • Verse 39

Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

Sanskrit Verse

Avritam jnanam etena jnanino nitya-vairina, kama-rupena kaunteya dushpurena nalena ca

Translation & Meaning

O son of Kunti, knowledge is covered by this eternal enemy in the form of insatiable desire, which is like fire and is never satisfied.

Key Teachings

  • Desire is the eternal enemy of wisdom
  • Insatiable craving obscures the light of knowledge
  • Desire, like fire, grows rather than diminishes when fed

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