Protect me from the twin thieves of attachment and aversion
Bhagavad Gita 3.34 indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau "Desire and aversion dwell within, Bound to the senses, pulling [...]
Bhagavad Gita 3.34 indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau "Desire and aversion dwell within, Bound to the senses, pulling [...]
Bg 3.34 indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau Word for word: indriyasya — of the senses; indriyasya arthe — in [...]
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