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Bhagavad GitaChapter 14, Verse 8(8 of 27 in chapter 14)
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Bhagavad Gita 14.8

भगवद्गीता 14.8

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Sanskrit Text

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

Transliteration

tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām|pramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata||14.8||

Meaning (English)

14.8 By 'false knowledge' is here to be understood as what is other than knowledge. What is called knowledge is right perception of things. What is other than this is false knowledge. And Tamas springs from knowledge contrary to the true nature of thinngs. It deludes all embodied selves. Delusion is erroneous knowledge. The meaning is that Tamas is the cause of erroneous knowledge. Being the cause of negligence, indolence and sleep, it binds the embodied self through them. 'Negligence' is inatte

Meaning (Hindi)

14.8 By 'false knowledge' is here to be understood as what is other than knowledge. What is called knowledge is right perception of things. What is other than this is false knowledge. And Tamas springs from knowledge contrary to the true nature of thinngs. It deludes all embodied selves. Delusion is erroneous knowledge. The meaning is that Tamas is the cause of erroneous knowledge. Being the cause of negligence, indolence and sleep, it binds the embodied self through them. 'Negligence' is inatte

Benefits

  • Spiritual growth
  • Inner peace
  • Divine blessings

Best Time

Any time

Chant Count

1 times

Source

Bhagavad Gita 14.8, Ch. 14, V. 8

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