Delusion

On the same tree, the soul, sunk in delusion, grieves at its own helplessness. But when it sees the other, the Lord who is worshipped, and his greatness, it becomes free from sorrow.

समाने वृक्षे पुरुषो निमग्नोऽ- नीशया शोचति मुह्यमानः । जुष्टं यदा पश्यत्यन्यमीशमस्य महिमानमिति वीतशोकः ॥ ७॥

From anger comes delusion; from delusion, confusion of memory; from confusion of memory, the loss of reason; and from the loss of reason, one is destroyed.

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः | स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ||२-६३||

Actions are performed in every way by the gunas of nature; but one whose self is deluded by egoism thinks, "I am the doer."

प्रकृतेः क्रियमाणानि गुणैः कर्माणि सर्वशः | अहङ्कारविमूढात्मा कर्ताहमिति मन्यते ||३-२७||

The Blessed Lord said: Where has this dejection come from at such a crisis, Arjuna? It is unworthy, ignoble, and does not lead to heaven, but brings disgrace.

श्रीभगवानुवाच | कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम् | अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन ||२-२||

Dwelling in the midst of ignorance, thinking themselves wise and learned, the fools go around stricken, like the blind led by the blind.

अविद्यायामन्तरे वर्तमानाः स्वयं धीराः पण्डितंमन्यमानाः । जङ्घन्यमानाः परियन्ति मूढा अन्धेनैव नीयमाना यथान्धाः ॥ ८॥

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||

The happiness that deludes the self both at the beginning and in its consequence, arising from sleep, indolence, and negligence — that is declared to be tamasic.

यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः | निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ||१८-३९||

Action undertaken through delusion, without regard to its consequences, to loss and injury, and to one's own capacity — that is called tamasic.

अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् | मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते ||१८-२५||

The renunciation of a prescribed action is not proper; giving it up through delusion is declared to be tamasic.

नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते | मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः ||१८-७||

Deluded by these three states made of the guṇas, this whole world fails to recognize me, who am beyond them and imperishable.

त्रिभिर्गुणमयैर्भावैरेभिः सर्वमिदं जगत् | मोहितं नाभिजानाति मामेभ्यः परमव्ययम् ||७-१३||

The senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these it deludes the embodied one, veiling his knowledge.

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते | एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ||३-४०||

But know tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds through heedlessness, laziness, and sleep, Bharata.

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् | प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ||१४-८||

By the delusion of the pairs of opposites, arising from desire and aversion, Arjuna, all beings fall into confusion at their very birth, scorcher of foes.

इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत | सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ||७-२७||

I am not revealed to everyone, veiled as I am by my yoga-māyā. This deluded world does not recognize me, the unborn and imperishable.

नाहं प्रकाशः सर्वस्य योगमायासमावृतः | मूढोऽयं नाभिजानाति लोको मामजमव्ययम् ||७-२५||

The evildoers, the deluded, the lowest of men do not take refuge in me; their knowledge stripped away by māyā, they cling to a demonic nature.

न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः | माययापहृतज्ञाना आसुरं भावमाश्रिताः ||७-१५||

But those who, finding fault with this teaching of Mine, do not follow it, know them to be deluded about all knowledge, senseless, and lost.

ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् | सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः ||३-३२||