The Yoga of Action · 3.36
Impelled: Selfless Action
अर्जुन उवाच
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः॥ ३.३६ ॥
arjuna uvācha
atha kena prayukto ’yaṁ pāpaṁ charati pūruṣhaḥ
anichchhann api vārṣhṇeya balād iva niyojitaḥ
Translation
Arjuna asked, "My Lord, what is it that drives a person to sin, even against their will and as if by compulsion?"
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 3.36 through stronger key ideas from the verse: impelled, commit, a person. In the context of Selfless Action, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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