Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 29

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 29 (3.29) means: Those deluded by nature's forces cling to the work those forces produce. The one who knows should not unsettle these people, who do not know.

Sanskrit

प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु। तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्।।3.29।।

Transliteration

prakṛiter guṇa-sammūḍhāḥ sajjante guṇa-karmasu tān akṛitsna-vido mandān kṛitsna-vin na vichālayet

Translation

Those deluded by nature's forces cling to the work those forces produce. The one who knows should not unsettle these people, who do not know.

Hindi

जो प्रकृति की शक्तियों से मोहित हैं, वे उन शक्तियों के रचे कर्मों से चिपके रहते हैं। ज्ञानी को इन नासमझ लोगों का मन विचलित नहीं करना चाहिए।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 29?

Those deluded by nature's forces cling to the work those forces produce. The one who knows should not unsettle these people, who do not know.

Which chapter is verse 3.29 from?

It is verse 29 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.

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