Chapter 9 · Verse 12 · Raja Vidya Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 9.12
Sanskrit
मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः। राक्षसीमासुरीं चैव प्रकृतिं मोहिनीं श्रिताः।।9.12।।
Transliteration
moghāśhā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vichetasaḥ rākṣhasīm āsurīṁ chaiva prakṛitiṁ mohinīṁ śhritāḥ
Word by Word
Krishna reveals here the tragic fate of those who abandon the light of wisdom and surrender to delusion—their hopes crumble, their actions bear no fruit, and their knowledge becomes a prison of confusion. They take shelter in the demoniac and atheistic energies, the bewildering forces of nature that promise power but deliver only bondage.
This is not condemnation but compassion: Krishna shows us the cost of turning away from truth so we might recognize and turn back toward it. When you feel your efforts bearing no fruit and your understanding clouded, pause and ask: have I abandoned connection to something greater than my own ambition?
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Bhagavad Gita 9.12 — BG 9.12
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