Chapter 3 · Verse 38 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.38
Sanskrit
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथाऽऽदर्शो मलेन च। यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्।।3.38।।
Transliteration
dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam
Word by Word
Just as smoke veils fire, dust clouds a mirror, and the womb conceals the growing child, so does desire obscure your true nature and the clarity of right action. The Self remains eternally pure, but the smoke of vasana—accumulated desires and conditioning—rises between you and direct seeing.
When you stop feeding the flames of craving, the smoke naturally clears, and what was always present becomes radiant again. Today, notice one desire that clouds your clarity, and simply observe it without judgment—this witnessing itself begins the clearing.
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Bhagavad Gita 3.38 — BG 3.38
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