Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 3.41

तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्

tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabha pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ jñāna-vijñāna-nāśhanam

Recitation · Text 3.41
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The order of operations: first bring the senses under control, and then slay this destroyer of knowledge and realisation. Krishna gives the sequence deliberately — the senses are the outermost gate, and the campaign starts there rather than in the mind.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The sequence is deliberate — the senses are the outermost gate, so that's where the campaign begins.