Bhagavad Gita — Karma Yoga, Shloka 39
Karma Yoga
Devanagari script
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा । कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च ॥ ३.३९ ॥
Transliteration
āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇā | kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya duṣpūreṇānalena ca || 3.39 ||
Translation
Wahai putra Kuntī, pengetahuan tertutup oleh musuh abadi para bijak ini, dalam rupa nafsu keinginan, yang tak pernah terpuaskan bagaikan api.
Gita Press Meaning
Knowledge is covered by this constant adversary of the wise, in the form of desire, O son of Kuntī, which is insatiable like fire.
Speakers
Krishna
Primary Concepts
JñānaKāmaĀvaraṇaRajas
Key ThemesInsatiability of cravingObstacle to wisdomEthical-epistemic entanglement