Shloka 63
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
क्रोधाद् भवति सम्मोह: सम्मोहात् स्मृतिविशभ्रम: । स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात् प्रणश्यति
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ, sammohāt smṛti-vibhramaḥ | smṛti-bhraṁśād buddhi-nāśo, buddhi-nāśāt praṇaśyati ||
From anger arises delusion; from delusion comes confusion of memory. When memory collapses, discernment is destroyed; and when discernment is destroyed, a person falls away—ruined from his rightful steadiness and moral direction.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger triggers a chain reaction—delusion, confused memory, loss of discernment—ending in moral and practical ruin. The verse warns that inner passions can dismantle ethical clarity and right action.
In the Bhīṣma Parva context, Arjuna reflects on the catastrophic consequences of uncontrolled anger and confusion, framing a moral-psychological argument about how warriors and rulers can fall from dharma when inner faculties collapse.