एवं बुद्धे: परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्
evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā sanstabhyātmānam ātmanā jahi śhatruṁ mahā-bāho kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam
Recitation · Text 3.43
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The chapter closes with its instruction: knowing what stands beyond the intellect, steady the lower self by the higher self, and slay this formidable enemy in the form of desire. The fight Arjuna was avoiding turns out to have an inner counterpart he cannot avoid at all.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The battle Arjuna was trying to avoid turns out to have an inner counterpart he cannot walk away from.