Chapter 3 · Verse 29 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.29
Sanskrit
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु। तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्।।3.29।।
Transliteration
prakṛiter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu tān akṛitsna-vido mandān kṛitsna-vin na vichālayet
In plain words
You're watching someone you love trapped in cycles—chasing money, status, approval, results that never satisfy—and it's breaking your heart or filling you with judgment. Krishna says: the person caught in this treadmill isn't stupid or bad; they're caught in the same nature that caught you once, or still catches you now. Your steadiness, your refusal to be pulled into blame or contempt, your quiet knowing that there's another way—that becomes the permission they didn't know they needed.
Word by Word
Those caught in the web of the three gunas—lost in the dance of nature's modes—cling desperately to the fruits of their actions, mistaking the shadow-play for reality. The wise one, anchored in complete knowledge, sees through this delusion and holds the ignorant with compassion rather than judgment.
In your own life, when you observe others trapped in results-chasing and status-seeking, remember that wisdom is not a weapon to wield but a light that gradually dissolves darkness—your steadiness in truth becomes their silent teacher.
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Bhagavad Gita 3.29 — BG 3.29
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