Freedom & Renunciation · 18.22
Not based on truth: Renunciation and Surrender
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्॥ १८.२२ ॥
yat tu kṛitsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukam
atattvārtha-vad alpaṁ cha tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Translation
But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth, or insight, has its origin in darkness.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.22 through stronger key ideas from the verse: not based on truth, action, as if it encompasses the whole. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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