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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 25

Liberation Through Surrender

अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते

anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hinsām anapekṣhya cha pauruṣham mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam uchyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.25 mean?

That action which is undertaken out of delusion, without regard for consequences, loss, injury, and one's own ability, is declared to be tamasic.

Word-by-word meaning

anubandham—consequences · kṣhayam—loss · hinsām—injury · anapekṣhya—by disregarding · cha—and · pauruṣham—one’s own ability · mohāt—out of delusion · ārabhyate—is begun · karma—action · yat—which · tat—that · tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance · uchyate—is declared to be

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