Gita/Chapter 10/Verse 36
The Divine Glories · 10.36

Gambling: Divine Splendor

द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्। जयोऽस्मि व्यवसायोऽस्मि सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतामहम्॥ १०.३६ ॥
dyūtaṁ chhalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham jayo ’smi vyavasāyo ’smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham
Translation

I am the gambler's cheat and the splendor of the splendid; I am victory; I am effort; and I am the purity of the pure.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 10.36 through stronger key ideas from the verse: gambling, all cheats, splendor. In the context of Divine Splendor, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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