Chapter 3 • Verse 41

Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

Sanskrit Verse

Tasmat tvam indriyany adau niyamya bharatarshabha, papmanam prajahi hy enam jnana-vijnana-nashanam

Translation & Meaning

Therefore, O best of the Bharatas, at the outset control the senses and slay this destroyer of knowledge and self-realization, the embodiment of sin.

Key Teachings

  • Sense control is the first strategic step toward wisdom
  • Desire must be actively overcome, not merely understood
  • Protecting knowledge requires ongoing inner discipline

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