Chapter 3 · Verse 16 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.16
Sanskrit
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः। अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति।।3.16।।
Transliteration
evaṁ pravartitaṁ chakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati
In plain words
You may feel stuck, purposeless, numb — like you're going through the motions of life without really living it. That emptiness often comes when you've abandoned what you're actually here to do, chasing only comfort or distraction instead. Krishna says: when you stop running from your real work and step into it, even if it's hard, you wake up — and life itself becomes your healing.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals here a cosmic truth: the wheel of dharma turns eternally, and those who refuse to turn with it live in spiritual death. When you reject your duty and chase only sense-pleasures, you become a ghost in your own life — moving through days without purpose, without the sacred rhythm that connects you to existence itself.
The remedy is simple: align your actions with the cosmic order, and watch how life itself becomes your teacher and your liberation.
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Bhagavad Gita 3.16 — BG 3.16
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