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Sin

4 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on sin. Explore teachings across 1 chapter.

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Chapter 3 • Verse 36 →The Yoga of Action

Arjuna uvaca: Atha kena prayukto 'yam papam charati purushah, anicchann api varshneya balad iva niyojitah

Arjuna said: O Krishna, what is it that drives a person to commit sin, even unwillingly, as if by force?

•Understanding the root of harmful action
•The compulsion behind negative behaviors
•Questioning our motivations

compulsion motivation understanding psychology

Chapter 3 • Verse 36 →The Yoga of Action

Arjuna uvaca: Atha kena prayukto 'yam papam charati purushah, anicchann api varshneya balad iva niyojitah

Arjuna said: O Krishna, what is it that drives a person to commit sin, even unwillingly, as if by force?

•Understanding the root of harmful action
•The compulsion behind negative behaviors
•Questioning our motivations

compulsion motivation understanding psychology

Chapter 3 • Verse 36 →The Yoga of Action

Arjuna uvaca: Atha kena prayukto 'yam papam carati purushah, anicchann api varshneya balad iva niyojitah

Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrishni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?

•Questioning the nature of compulsion
•Why do we act against our better judgment?
•Understanding internal forces

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Chapter 3 • Verse 37 →The Yoga of Action

Sri-bhagavan uvaca: Kama esha krodha esha rajo-guna-samudbhavah, mahasano maha-papma viddhy enam iha vairinam

The Supreme Lord said: It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the mode of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring sinful enemy of this world.

•Lust is the primary enemy
•Desire transforms into anger
•Root cause of sinful behavior

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