Chapter 18 · Verse 25 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.25
Sanskrit
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते।।18.25।।
Transliteration
anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hinsām anapekṣhya cha pauruṣham mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam uchyate
In plain words
You know the feeling—when you act from anger, fear, or numbness, and only later see the wreckage. Krishna says: that blindness is the trap. Before you speak to your spouse, before you make that choice about money or your body or your child, pause and ask: Am I choosing this from clarity, or am I just numb? The most merciful thing you can do right now is wake up to what you're actually doing, and why.
Word by Word
The Lord reveals here the nature of tamasic action—work undertaken in delusion, heedless of its consequences, its destructive impact, and one's own capacity. When we act from ignorance rather than wisdom, when we ignore the suffering we cause and the ruin we invite, we bind ourselves deeper into the wheel of becoming.
In modern life, this means pausing before we act: Am I choosing this from clarity or from numbness? Am I willing to see the full cost of what I'm about to do?
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Bhagavad Gita 18.25 — BG 18.25
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