Verse 38, Chapter 3 (Verse 3.38) - Bhagavad Gita

धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च ।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृत्तम् ॥ ३८ ॥

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English Transliteration

dhūmenāvriyate vahnir yathādarśho malena cha
yatholbenāvṛito garbhas tathā tenedam āvṛitam

Hindi Translation

श्लोक ३८: जैसे अग्नि धुएं से ढकी होती है, दर्पण धूल से ढका होता है,और भ्रूण गर्भ से ढका होता है, वैसे ही सब कुछ वासना से ढका है।

English Translation

Shloka 38: Just as fire is covered by smoke, a mirror is covered by dust and an embryo is covered by the womb, similarly everything is enveloped by lust.

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