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May 2025

बुद्धिनाशात् प्रणश्यति !

By C. N. Vaze, Chartered Accountant
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This is one of the most important and popular messages from the Shrimad Bhagavad Gita. There is a pair of shlokas from the second chapter of Gita – called ‘saankhyayog’.

The text is as follows:-

ध्यायतो विषयान् पुंस :  The man dwelling on sense objects

प्रकोपाय न शान्तये  results in his anger. (resistance) and not in peace.

संगस्तेषूपजायतें  Develops attachment for them.

संगात्संजायते काम: From attachment, springs up desire.

कामात् क्रोधोSभिजायतें !!62!! And from desire, (if unfulfilled) ensue anger.

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोह: From anger, arises delusion.

सम्मोहात् स्मृतिविभ्रम:! From delusion, confusion of memory.

स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो Loss of reason

बुद्धिनाशात् प्रणश्यति !!63!! And from loss of reason, o

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