Chapter 2 · Verse 63 · Sankhya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 2.63
Sanskrit
क्रोधाद्भवति संमोहः संमोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः। स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति।।2.63।।
Transliteration
krodhād bhavati sammohaḥ sammohāt smṛiti-vibhramaḥ smṛiti-bhranśhād buddhi-nāśho buddhi-nāśhāt praṇaśhyati
In plain words
When anger takes hold, you stop thinking clearly—you forget who you are and what matters, and that forgetting becomes the real wound. Krishna says: anger is the first domino; catch it there, before it cascades into confusion and lost memory of yourself. The moment you feel rage rising, pause—that pause is your freedom.
Word by Word
This verse reveals the anatomy of spiritual ruin—a cascading descent that begins not with evil action, but with the first spark of anger. The Vedantic seers understood that anger clouds our discriminative power, the buddhi that connects us to our true nature, and once that light dims, memory of our essential Self scatters like ash in wind.
When we lose touch with who we truly are, we lose everything that matters. In our modern rush, we often mistake emotional reactivity for strength; this verse invites us to recognize anger as the first link in a chain of self-betrayal.
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Bhagavad Gita 2.63 — BG 2.63
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