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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 32 (3.32)

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 32 (3.32)

ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम् । सर्वज्ञानविमूढांस्तान्विद्धि नष्टानचेतसः | | ३-३२ | |

ye tvetadabhyasūyanto nānutiṣhṭhanti me matam sarvajñānavimūḍhāṁstānviddhi naṣhṭānachetasaḥ

Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
  • ये (ye) — जो(those who criticize this)
  • तु (tu) — लेकिन(those who criticize this)
  • एतत् (etat) — यह तुम्हें शोभा नहीं देता(those who criticize this)
  • अयउयत (abhyasuyantah) — अयउयत(those who criticize this)
  • n joined in nānutiṣhṭhanti
  • अउइथइ (anutishthanti) — अउइथइ(do not follow My teaching)
  • मे (me) — मेरा(do not follow My teaching)
  • मतम् (matam) — है मेरे ओपिनिओन्(do not follow My teaching)
Line 2:
  • सव-ज्ञन-इउध (sarva-jnana-vimudhan) — ज्ञान(confused about all knowledge)
  • s joined in sarvajñānavimūḍhāṁstānviddhi
  • तान् (tan) — उन्हें(know them to be)
  • विद्धि (viddhi) — जानो(know them to be)
  • नत (nashtan) — बुद्धि(lost and without clear understanding)
  • अएतस (achetasah) — बुद्धि(lost and without clear understanding)

English: But they who ridicule My word and do not keep it, are ignorant, without wisdom and blind. They seek but their own destruction.

💡 Commentary Note

Those who mock or ignore this wisdom, living with cynicism and finding fault, remain blind to truth. They ruin their own lives by ignoring the laws of spiritual growth.

Learnings from Shloka 32:
  • Cost of Cynicism:: Constantly criticizing wisdom and ignoring duty leads to confusion and self-destruction.
  • Value of Receptivity:: A closed and cynical mind cannot learn or grow spiritually.

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