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Bound by your own action born of your nature, Kaunteya, what you do not wish to do through delusion, you will do even against your will.
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा | कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोपि तत् ||१८-६०||
Krishna
HinduTeachingDelusionDutySanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 18.60Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.

Author
Krishna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita 18.60
Verse / page
BG.18.60
Topics
DelusionDutyNature

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