Chapter 3 · The Way of Action
Verse 36
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 3, Verse 36
अर्जुन उवाच अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः। अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvācha atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥ anichchhann api vārṣhṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ
Translation
Arjuna said, "But, O Krsna, what impels one to commit sin, even against their own will, as if constrained by force?"— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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