Chapter 18 · Verse 60 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.60
Sanskrit
स्वभावजेन कौन्तेय निबद्धः स्वेन कर्मणा।कर्तुं नेच्छसि यन्मोहात्करिष्यस्यवशोऽपि तत्।।18.60।।
Transliteration
swbhāva-jena kaunteya nibaddhaḥ svena karmaṇā kartuṁ nechchhasi yan mohāt kariṣhyasy avaśho ’pi tat
In plain words
You already know what you're supposed to do—and your resistance to it is exhausting you more than the doing ever would. Krishna says: the pain you feel when you run from your own nature is not protection, it's bondage. Step into what calls you, even afraid.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the final paradox of human existence: you are bound by your own nature, yet you imagine yourself free to choose otherwise. The delusion is not that you act—it is that you believe your refusal to act is itself a choice.
When you resist your dharma through fear or ego, you still act, but now enslaved to that very resistance. In modern life, recognize that postponing a difficult conversation, avoiding a responsibility, or denying your gifts are all actions too—and they carry their own consequences, often heavier than the path you were meant to walk.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.60 — BG 18.60
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