Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.38

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्

dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam

Recitation · Text 3.38
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Three images in a single verse: as fire is covered by smoke, a mirror by dust, and an embryo by the womb, so is this covered by that. The three coverings differ in degree — smoke thins, dust wipes away, the womb is total — a graded picture of how obscured understanding can be.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The three coverings differ in degree — smoke thins, dust wipes away, the womb is total — a graded picture of how obscured understanding can get.