Chapter 3: Path of Actionकर्मयोग
3:36
“Arjuna said: O descendant of Vrishni, by what is one impelled to sinful acts, even unwillingly, as if engaged by force?”
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच | अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः | अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः ||
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca atha kena prayukto 'yaṁ pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ anicchann api vārṣṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ
Commentary
Arjuna asks a universal question: What drives people to do wrong even against their will? This question reveals the mysterious power of destructive tendencies within the human psyche.
Chapter 3
Path of Action