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Chapter 3 • Verse 42

Karma Yoga

The Yoga of Action

Sanskrit Verse

Indriyani parany ahur indriyebhyah param manah, manasas tu para buddhir yo buddheh paratas tu sah

Translation & Meaning

The senses are superior to the gross body, the mind is superior to the senses, the intellect is superior to the mind, and the soul is superior to the intellect.

Key Teachings

  • Hierarchy of human faculties
  • The soul transcends all material faculties
  • Use higher faculties to control lower ones

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