Krodha in the Bhagavad Gita

Verses across the Gita that speak to krodha, drawn from all chapters and ordered by where they appear.

• 2.62What you dwell on becomes what you cling to, then what burns you.
• 2.63Anger first distorts seeing, then destroys the mind that should guide action.
• 3.37Desire is not harmless; it mutates into the force that ruins judgment.
• 5.23Master the surge before it masters you.
• 5.26Freedom comes when desire and anger no longer govern the mind.
• 5.28Freedom begins where desire, fear, and anger lose authority.
• 16.4False pride and cruelty reveal a nature already turned away from wisdom.
• 16.12Desire and anger turn ambition into injustice.
• 16.18Ego makes you fight the divine presence you carry yourself.
• 16.21Three inner forces open the way to ruin; dropping them protects the self.
• 16.22Freedom from the three dark impulses opens the way to your highest good.