Freedom & Renunciation · 18.31
Righteousness: Renunciation and Surrender
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी॥ १८.३१ ॥
yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva cha
ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī
Translation
The intellect that does not understand what is right and wrong, and what should be done and not done, is under the sway of Passion.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.31 through stronger key ideas from the verse: righteousness, unrighteousness, right conduct. 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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