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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 22

Liberation Through Surrender

यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्

yat tu kṛitsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukam atattvārtha-vad alpaṁ cha tat tāmasam udāhṛitam

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.22 mean?

But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth, or insight, has its origin in darkness.

Word-by-word meaning

yat—which · tu—but · kṛitsna-vat—as if it encompasses the whole · ekasmin—in single · kārye—action · saktam—engrossed · ahaitukam—without a reason · atattva-artha-vat—not based on truth · alpam—fragmental · cha—and · tat—that · tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance · udāhṛitam—is said to be

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