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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 7.27

The deluding force of dualities

इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत ।

सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥ २७ ॥

icchā-dveṣa-samutthena

dvandva-mohena bhārata

sarva-bhūtāni sammohaṁ

sarge yānti paran-tapa

Translation

O scion of Bharata, O conqueror of the foe, all living entities are born into delusion, bewildered by dualities arisen from desire and hate.

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

1All living beings are born deluded, confused by opposites arising from desire and hate.
2Our true position is under the Supreme Lord, but illusion prevents us from understanding Him.
3Pure devotees, free from desire and hate, understand that Kṛṣṇa appears through His own internal powers.

In the story

Chapter 7, Knowledge of the Absolute: the deluding force of dualities.

Theme summary

The modes of nature condition behavior.

The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.

Key ideas: prakṛti, guṇa.

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