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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 29

The Path of Action

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु। तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्

prakṛiter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu tān akṛitsna-vido mandān kṛitsna-vin na vichālayet

What does Bhagavad Gita 3.29 mean?

Those who are deluded by the gunas of Prakriti become attached to the actions of the gunas. The one who knows the whole should not unsettle those dull-witted ones of incomplete knowledge.

Word-by-word meaning

prakṛiteḥ—of material nature · guṇa—by the modes of material nature · sammūḍhāḥ—deluded · sajjante—become attached · guṇa-karmasu—to results of actions · tān—those · akṛitsna-vidaḥ—persons without knowledge · mandān—the ignorant · kṛitsna-vit—persons with knowledge · na vichālayet—should not unsettle

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