Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.25

अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते

anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hinsām anapekṣhya cha pauruṣham mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam uchyate

Recitation · Text 18.25
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Action undertaken through delusion, without regard to consequence, loss, injury to others, or one's own capacity, is called of darkness. Not checking whether you can actually do it is listed alongside not caring who gets hurt.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Not checking your own capacity is listed beside not caring who gets hurt.