Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.40

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)

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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.