3. Selfless Service

Karm Yog

BG 3.32

But those who ridicule my teachings and refuse to practice it are ignorant, blind, and doomed to destruction.

ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्
सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः

  • ye — those

  • tvetad — but this

    • tu — but

    • etat — this

  • abhyasūyanto — complaining

  • nānutiṣhṭhanti — not follow

    • na — not

    • anutiṣhṭhanti — follow

  • me — my

  • matam — teachings

  • sarva-jñāna-vimūḍhāns — deluded in all knowledge

    • sarva — all, every

    • jñāna — knowledge

    • vimūḍhāns — deluded

  • tān — they are

  • viddhi — know

  • naṣhṭān — ruined

  • achetasaḥ — devoid of discrimination

...3.30

Those who constantly follow this doctrine of mine, firm in faith and determination, are freed from the bondage of action.

[31]

But those who ridicule my teachings and refuse to practice it are ignorant, blind, and doomed to destruction.

[32]

Even a wise person acts in accordance with their nature. Nature compels the behavior of all living beings. What will restraint accomplish?

[33]

Craving and aversion for objects of the senses abide within the senses. These are your enemies - do not succumb to their control.

[34]

It is better to do one's own duty poorly than to do well in the duty of another. It is better to die performing one's own duty, for the duty of another is fraught with danger.

[35]

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Chapter 3, Verse 32