BG 7.27

इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत ।
सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥
icchā-dveṣa-samutthena dvandva-mohena bhārata
sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ sarge yānti parantapa

Word-for-word meanings

bhārata — O Bhārata;  param-tapa — O scorcher of enemies;  sarva — all;  bhūtāni — living beings;  yānti — go to [i.e., are beset with];  sammoham — delusion;  sarge — at birth;  mohena — due to the illusion;  dvandva — of duality;  samutthena — which is born of;  icchā — desire;  dveṣa — [and] aversion.

Translation

O Bhārata, O scorcher of enemies, all living beings are beset with delusion from their very birth due to the illusion of duality which is born of desire and aversion.

Watch Video Explanations

Raise a Query

Sign In to Post

No questions yet

Be the first reader to ask about this verse.