इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्
indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyate etair vimohayatyeṣha jñānam āvṛitya dehinam
Recitation · Text 3.40
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Krishna locates the enemy precisely: the senses, the mind and the intellect are said to be its dwelling place, and through these it deludes the embodied by clouding knowledge. Naming the address matters — you cannot besiege something until you know where it lives.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Naming the address matters — you cannot besiege something until you know where it actually lives.