Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.59

यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति

yad ahankāram āśhritya na yotsya iti manyase mithyaiṣha vyavasāyas te prakṛitis tvāṁ niyokṣhyati

Recitation · Text 18.59
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

If, taking shelter in ego, you think 'I will not fight', that resolve of yours is vain — your own nature will compel you. He is told his refusal will not hold, which is a harder thing to hear than a command.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:He is told his refusal will not hold — harder to hear than a command.