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Chapter 18 · Verse 25 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.25

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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

Word by Word

anubandham consequences
kṣhayam loss
hinsām injury
anapekṣhya by disregarding
cha and
pauruṣham one’s own ability
mohāt out of delusion
ārabhyate is begun
karma action
yat which
tat that
tāmasam in the mode of ignorance
uchyate is declared to be
Simplified Perspective

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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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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