यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति ।
तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च ॥
तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
जिस समय तेरी बुद्धि मोहरूपी दलदलको तर जायगी, उसी समय तू सुने हुए और सुननेमें आनेवाले भोगोंसे वैराग्यको प्राप्त हो जायगा ॥
English
When your intellect crosses the swamp of delusion, you will grow dispassionate toward what has been heard and what remains to be heard.
What this verse means
When clear understanding rises above confusion, attachment to pleasures you have heard of or are still chasing naturally fades.
Context & commentary
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands shaken while Krishna keeps teaching him how to see. After explaining steady action, Krishna says that when the mind crosses the mud of delusion, craving for promised pleasures drops away on its own.
Why this verse still matters
You finally read the message, and the fantasy collapses. The relationship, the job, the purchase, the applause — all of it looks smaller once the fog clears.
The takeaway
Clarity itself loosens craving. You do not have to force detachment when confusion ends.
Word-by-word translation
यदा (when) / ते (your) / मोहकलिलं (the swamp of delusion) / बुद्धिः (intellect) / व्यतितरिष्यति (will cross over) / तदा (then) / गन्तासि (you will go) / निर्वेदं (to dispassion) / श्रोतव्यस्य (of what is to be heard) / श्रुतस्य (of what has been heard) / च (and)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga — The Yoga of Knowledge, which contains 72 verses.
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