Chapter 3 · Verse 42 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.42
Sanskrit
इन्द्रियाणि पराण्याहुरिन्द्रियेभ्यः परं मनः। मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्यो बुद्धेः परतस्तु सः।।3.42।।
Transliteration
indriyāṇi parāṇyāhur indriyebhyaḥ paraṁ manaḥ manasas tu parā buddhir yo buddheḥ paratas tu saḥ
In plain words
When your mind spins with worry, when anger floods your body, when you feel trapped by your own racing thoughts—you're experiencing something real, but you are not that chaos. Krishna says: there is a witness in you, deeper than sensation, deeper than thought itself, that stands free from all of it. You can learn to rest there, even while the storm moves through.
Word by Word
Lord Krishna reveals a hierarchy of consciousness that liberates us from the tyranny of reactive living. The senses pull us outward toward objects; the mind collects and processes; the intellect discerns truth from illusion; but beyond even intellect rests the eternal Self—the witness of all.
When you feel trapped by sensory craving or mental chatter, remember: you are not the storm of impulses, but the sky in which it moves. This teaching transforms suffering into a ladder of awakening.
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Bhagavad Gita 3.42 — BG 3.42
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